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By the 1850s, the new technology of railroads was rapidly overtaking the canal systems in many areas; it provided access to additional places. [13] In 1887 the construction of the Lynchburg and Durham Railroad began at Lynchburg, passing south through Brookneal. Just south of town, the railroad crossed the Staunton River into Halifax County.
Dallas and Hiram more than doubled in population from 2000 to 2010, according to figures from the U.S. Census. Dallas, Paulding's county seat, went from an overall population of 5,056 in 2000 to 11,544 in the 2010 census—just over a 128 percent increase.
There has been some discussion about the preservation and demonstration of African American habitation on the site. This includes the location and preservation of slave cemeteries, cabins and other evidence of their use of the land. [13] [14] [7] in 2015, construction began on Virginia Tech's $14 million dairy center on Kentland Farm.
In 1970, an unnumbered road was built from US 278/SR 6 and SR 92 in Hiram to SR 92 in Cross Roads. [45] [46] In 1972, the Hiram–New Hope segment was shifted east to travel between Hiram and Cross Roads on the previously unnumbered road. SR 92's old alignment was redesignated as a northeast extension of SR 92 Spur.
The highway that would eventually become SR 120 Conn. was established at the end of 1940 as SR 176 from SR 6 in Hiram to SR 92 in New Hope. [9] [10] A portion of SR 176 just west of Lost Mountain had a "sand clay, top soil, or stabilized earth" surface. [11] [12] By the middle of 1950, a portion just west of Lost Mountain was hard surfaced.
It also reconstructed his last home and several dependencies. A new museum was built to provide for interpretation of his life and place in 1976. Red Hill Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 1978. The national memorial was authorized by the United States Congress on May 12, 1986 (100 Stat. 429). [7]
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Brookneal: 91.459: 147.189: US 501 north (Lynchburg Avenue) – Lynchburg: Eastern end of US 501 concurrency: Charlotte: Phenix: SR 727 / SR 1008 (Washington Avenue) – Red House, Appomattox: former SR 26 north SR 746 (Scuffletown Road) – Clover: former SR 26 south: Charlotte Court House: 110.884: 178.451: SR 47 south (Legrande Avenue)