Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial

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Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial
National Register of Historic Places
National Memorial
Red Hill Plantation, around 1907

Red Hill Plantation, around 1907

Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial (Virginia)
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location Charlotte County in Virginia (USA)
Coordinates 37 ° 1 '56 "  N , 78 ° 53' 53"  W Coordinates: 37 ° 1 '56 "  N , 78 ° 53' 53"  W
surface 0.47 km²
NRHP number 78003012
The NRHP added February 14, 1978

The Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial in Charlotte County, Virginia is a National Memorial ("National Memorial") in the United States.

The landscaped park and the buildings that have been preserved are reminiscent of Patrick Henry , who was a prominent representative of the American independence movement . Patrick Henry died on Red Hill Plantation in 1799 at the age of 63 . The establishment of the Patrick Henry National Monument was decided by Congress on August 15, 1935 , but was not implemented until 1944. As a result, the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation took over the site and took care of the memorial. On May 13, 1986, it was recognized as a National Memorial .

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