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Near Mechanicsville in Hanover County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Totopotomoi

 
 
Totopotomoi Marker (Refurbished) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Pete Payette, March 24, 2018
1. Totopotomoi Marker (Refurbished)
Inscription. 1656
Totopotomoi
Chief of the Pamunkey Indians, faithful ally of the English, killed in Battle of Bloody Run near Richmond

1754
Rural Plains
Built 1670
Home of Sarah Shelton, married here to Patrick Henry

1864
Battle of the Totopotomoi
Preceding Cold Harbor
Erected by Hanover Branch A.P.V.A. 1932
 
Erected 1932 by Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraNative AmericansWar, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1656.
 
Location. 37° 39.693′ N, 77° 20.806′ W. Marker is near Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. Marker is on Studley Road (County Route 606) 0.1 miles west of Shelton Pointe Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mechanicsville VA 23116, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Totopotomoy Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); Rural Plains (within shouting distance of this marker); Damaged but not Destroyed (within shouting distance of this marker); Lives on the Line (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Totopotomoy Line
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(about 600 feet away); Digging In Under Fire (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Totopotomoy Line (approx. half a mile away); Fighting at the Totopotomoy (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsville.
 
Also see . . .
1. Totopotomoi. Totopotomoi, Chief of the Pamunkey Indians (Submitted on February 15, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.) 

2. Totopotomoy Creek Battlefield at Rural Plains. Richmond National Battlefield Park (Submitted on February 15, 2009.) 

3. Totopotomoy Creek. CWSAC Battle Summary (Submitted on February 15, 2009.) 
 
Totopotomoi Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, January 31, 2009
2. Totopotomoi Marker
Totopotomoi Marker on Studley Road facing west. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, January 31, 2009
3. Totopotomoi Marker on Studley Road facing west.
Totopotomoi Marker on Studley Road facing east. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, January 31, 2009
4. Totopotomoi Marker on Studley Road facing east.
Shelton House “Rural Plains”. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, February 14, 2009
5. Shelton House “Rural Plains”.
"Rural Plains" is believed to be the oldest home in Hanover County, dating back to 1670. Sir John Shelton received the property on which it stands through a King’s Grant bestowed in 1609. “Rural Plains” was dedicated to the National Park Service in June 2006 as part of a 124-acre historic park.
Center hallway portraits. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 8, 2009
6. Center hallway portraits.
In 1754 Sarah Shelton and Patrick Henry were married in the parlor of the Shelton home.
Front room (left) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 8, 2009
7. Front room (left)
Front room (right) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 8, 2009
8. Front room (right)
Back room image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 8, 2009
9. Back room
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,304 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on March 25, 2018, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia.   2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 15, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.   6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on July 9, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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