Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial

Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Red Hill Plantation, circa 1907
Location	Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Nearest city	Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates	37°1′56″N 78°53′53″W
Area	117 acres (0.47 km2)
Established	May 13, 1986
Governing body	Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation

Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial in Charlotte County, Virginia near the Town of Brookneal, honors Patrick Henry, the fiery legislator and orator of the American Revolution. Henry's law office and grave are preserved at his small Red Hill plantation, along with a reconstruction of his last home, several dependencies, and a museum.

Congress authorized the establishment of "Patrick Henry National Monument" on August 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 652) pending the acquisition of Red Hill by the Secretary of the Interior. The purchase never occurred, and the enabling legislation was repealed on December 21, 1944 (58 Stat. 852).

Red Hill 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 13, 1986. Owned by the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation, Red Hill is an affiliated area of the National Park Service, meaning that the Foundation can request certain assistance from the NPS in preserving and interpreting the site.

Patrick Henry

Last law office of Patrick Henry, Red Hill Plantation

External links

• Red Hill — Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation