Historical highway markers

Clerk's Office

Historical highway marker Q-12-a · Pittsylvania County

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