Danville, Virginia

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city in Virginia independent city

Danville, Virginia is an independent city in southern Virginia known for its historical role in the tobacco and textile industries and as the last capital of the Confederacy.

Aliases (6)

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city in Virginia →
independent city →
areaCode 434 →
borders North Carolina →
climate humid subtropical climate →
country United States of America →
governmentType council–manager government →
hasHigherEducationInstitution Averett University →
Danville Community College →
hasHistoricArchitecture Victorian-era mansions on Millionaires Row →
hasHistoricDistrict Danville Historic District →
Millionaires Row Historic District →
hasHistoricEvent site of 1883 Danville racial riot →
hasLandmark Crossing at the Dan →
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History →
Danville Riverwalk Trail →
Danville Science Center →
Sutherlin Mansion →
hasMuseum Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History →
hasPopulationRankInVirginia small to mid-sized city →
hasRailService Amtrak Crescent →
surface form: "Amtrak Crescent route (nearby service)"

Norfolk Southern Railway →
hasRiver Dan River →
hasSportsFacility Dan Daniel Memorial Park →
hasSportsTeam Danville Otterbots →
historicalRole last capital of the Confederate States of America →
textile industry center →
tobacco industry center →
isCountySeatOf Pittsylvania County, Virginia →
surface form: "Pittsylvania County (judicial functions)"
locatedIn Piedmont region of Virginia →
Pittsylvania County, Virginia →
surface form: "Pittsylvania County region"

Southside Virginia →
surface form: "Southern Virginia"

Virginia →
locatedOn Dan River →
majorIndustryHistory textile manufacturing →
tobacco processing →
namedAfter Dan River →
observesDST Eastern Time Zone →
surface form: "Eastern Daylight Time"
partOf Danville Metropolitan Statistical Area →
postalCode 24540 →
24541 →
24543 →
regionalRole commercial center for Southside Virginia →
servedAs temporary capital of the Confederacy in April 1865 →
timeZone Eastern Time Zone →
transportInfrastructure Danville Regional Airport →
U.S. Route 29 NERFINISHED →
U.S. Route 58 NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William L. Cabell → birthPlace → Danville, Virginia →
Person County, North Carolina → borderedBy → Danville, Virginia →
this entity surface form: "Danville city, Virginia"
Pittsylvania County, Virginia → borders → Danville, Virginia →
this entity surface form: "City of Danville, Virginia"
Caswell County, North Carolina → bordersWith → Danville, Virginia →
this entity surface form: "Danville, Virginia (independent city)"
U.S. Route 29 → connectsCity → Danville, Virginia →
U.S. Route 29 in Virginia → connectsCity → Danville, Virginia →
Southside Virginia → contains → Danville, Virginia →
this entity surface form: "downtown Danville"
Pittsylvania County, Virginia → largestCity → Danville, Virginia →
Pittsylvania County, Virginia → locatedBetween → Danville, Virginia →
U.S. Route 29 Business in Danville → locatedIn → Danville, Virginia →
Reidsville, North Carolina → locatedNear → Danville, Virginia →
Pittsylvania County, Virginia → partOf → Danville, Virginia →
this entity surface form: "Danville, Virginia metropolitan area"
this entity surface form: "Danville central business district"
U.S. Route 29 in Virginia → passesThrough → Danville, Virginia →
Crescent → routeVia → Danville, Virginia →
Crescent (train) → servesCity → Danville, Virginia →
subject surface form: "Crescent"