Historical Highway Markers

Clerk's Office

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Site of first county seat of Pittsylvania County. The building that served as the debtor's prison, 1767-1771, and later as the clerk's office, 1771-1777, remains. Nearby stands the debtor's gaol, built in 1773. It later served as Samuel Calland's store and in 1803 became the post office for Callands.

Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, 1971

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