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Beavers Tavern

Beavers Tavern is a Virginia historical marker in Pittsylvania County, dedicated 1929.

Business Rte. 29 south of intersection with Lawless Creek Rd.

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The house to the east was Beavers Tavern, 1800-1840. This was the muster ground of the county militia and a popular stage station. John C. Calhoun was a frequent visitor here.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

Map Of Virginia (lower center sheet), 1807, covering the location of Beavers Tavern, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
Map Of Virginia (lower center sheet), 1807, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.
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