Zuni Marker

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Zuni in Isle of Wight County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Zuni

By Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

1. Zuni Marker

Inscription. Zuni, a rail stop along the Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad, was established by 1736. Confederate forces were stationed here in 1861 to protect the railroad bridge and the road leading to Suffolk. In May 1862, they destroyed the bridge to prevent Union forces from crossing the Blackwater River. From Sept. 1862 to Mar. 1863 skirmishes between Confederate and Union troops took place here and throughout the area. About 5,000 Confederate soldiers were here in Oct. 1862. After the war, the bridge was rebuilt, and service was reestablished to Zuni by 1868.

Erected 2006 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number U 121.)

Location. 36° 52.03′ N, 76° 49.978′ W. Marker is in Zuni, Virginia, in Isle of Wight County. Marker is at the intersection of East Windsor Boulevard (U.S. 460) and Zuni Circle, on the right when traveling east on East Windsor Boulevard. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Zuni VA 23898, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Southampton County / Isle of Wight County (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Blackwater Line - Blackwater Bridge (approx. 4.7 miles away); Sussex County / Southampton County (approx. 8.9 miles away); Blackwater Line - Joyner's Ford (approx. 10.4 miles away); Civil War Cavalry Skirmish (approx. 12.5 miles away); Franklin (approx. 14.2 miles away); War Comes to the Blackwater (approx. 14.2 miles away); Confederate Commissary Center (approx. 14.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Zuni.