Joel Sweeney Birthplace and Gravesite

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small cabin with white brick chimney

Joel Sweeney Birthplace and Gravesite

The home place and grave site of Joel Walker Sweeney, credited by many as the inventor of the five-string banjo, by others as the one who brought the five-string banjo into prominence.

The Sweeney brothers are a recognized piece of Civil War History, and their restored cabin still stands on the property. A national historic marker denotes the site of both his birth and burial, located on Hwy 24 east of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.

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VA 24, Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia, 24522, United States
Zip/Post Code
24522

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