Martinsville

Martinsville is a Virginia historical marker in Martinsville County, dedicated 1941.

Martinsville County · dedicated 1941 · Franklin Street, where it intersects with East Main and Walnut Streets

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Named for Joseph Martin, pioneer, who settled here in 1773. In 1793 the courthouse of Henry County was moved here and the town was established. Patrick Henry, for whom the county was named, lived near here once. In 1865, Stoneman, moving south to join Sherman, captured Martinsville. It was incorporated as a town in 1873 and as a city in 1929.

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