243rd Anniversary of the Crossing of the Dan
Three-day Commemoration Event
February 15, 2024 — February 17, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
"Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko''
Cody Youngblood, speaker
South Boston-Halifax County Museum
1540 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, Virginia 24592
Friday, February 16, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
"Nathanael Greene: Survival Becomes Victory"
Halifax United Methodist Church
133 Mountain Road, Halifax, Virginia 24558
Saturday, February 17, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
"January-March 1781: Race to the Dan and the
Most Crucial Months in American History"
William Guerrant, Author
"Let A Pillar Arise—A Novel of the Revolutionary War"
The Prizery, 700 Bruce Street, South Boston, Virginia 24592
also
VASSAR and NSDAR Wreath Laying Commemoration and Boyd’s Ferry events
Brunswick Stew Lunch (drink and dessert included) will be available
following Author William Guerrant’s talk and Boyd’s Ferry events.
Lunch is $7.00.
Crossing Events are conducted in cooperation with:
Dan River Chapter of the Sons of the Revolution (SAR),
Berryman Green Chapter NSDAR
Halifax County Historical Society
South Boston – Halifax County Museum
Town of Halifax and Town of South Boston
Additional events:
Friday, February 16, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Reenactment Camp (soldiers portrayal of Green’s 1781 Banister Crossing Encampment)
Friday, February 16, 6:30 p.m.
Musket Firing Salute by VASSAR Color Guard
Honoring General Greene and His Army
Both events taking place at the
Halifax County War Memorial, Main Street, Town of Halifax.
Accommodations:
Berry Hill Resort ***
3105 River Road
South Boston, VA 24592
434-517-7000
Clarion Point
1074 Bill Tuck Highway, Route 58/360
South Boston, VA 24592
434-575-4000
Fairfield Inn & Suites
1120 Bill Tuck Highway, Route 58/360
South Boston, VA 24592
434-575-6000
Super 8
1040 Bill Tuck Highway, Route 58/360
South Boston, VA 24592
434-572-8868
*** To guarantee room availability and group rate at Berry Hill Resort ($119.00 Queen or $129 Double), reservations must be made by February 13, 2024. Specify Crossing of the Dan Code: CRSD when making a reservation.
For more information, contact Jeff Myers at JeffMyers.Sec.DRC.vassar@gmail.com