 Picture courtesy of John Musgrove
Three miles north is Eldon, birthplace and home of Henry D. Hal Flood (2 Sept. 1865 - 8 Dec. 1921). A member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1887-1891) and Senate (1891-1900), Flood also served in the U.S. Congress from 1901 to 1921. He served from 4 March 1901 until his death as the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. As chairman, in 1917, he wrote the resolution declaring that a state of war existed between the United States and the German and Austro-Hungarian Empires. This marked the entry of the U.S. into World War I. Flood died in Washington.
Department of Historic Resources 1997
VA Rt. 24 (westbound) northeast of Appomattox. Appomattox County Virginia.
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