Lake Country Visitor & Newcomer Guide 2009 - (Page 75) BOYDTON uiet and charming, Boydton contains the courthouse of Mecklenburg County and the Boyd Tavern. Take a stroll through Boydton today, and you’ll discover beautiful Victorian homes and an array of attractive businesses in the restored downtown district. For many, this quiet community is one of Virginia’s best-kept secrets. And talk about close-knit: “You pinch one of us, and we’ll all holler,” says Bettie Herbert, a town council member who has lived at Boydton since 1955. “We look out for each other. We are very, very close.” Q 75 ATTRACTIONS Boyd Tavern was once used as a gathering spot for students and professors at the original RandolphMacon College – before the school relocated to Ashland, VA, following the Civil War. Visitor & Newcomer Guide http://www.lakegastonfun.com
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