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Near Saluda in King and Queen County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Indentured Servants' Plot

 
 
The Indentured Servants' Plot Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 6, 2009
1. The Indentured Servants' Plot Marker
Inscription. During the summer of 1663, indentured servants (held for several years of service) in the Poropotank River and Purtan Bay region plotted an insurrection against their masters to occur on 13 Sept. 1663. It was prevented when John Berkenhead, servant of Maj. John Smith, of Gloucester County, informed the authorities of the planned uprising. For "his honest affection of the preservation of this Country" the Virginia House of Burgesses, on 16 Sept., granted Berkenhead his freedom and 5,000 pounds of tobacco. In addition, the Burgesses proclaimed that 13 Sept. would henceforth annually be "kept holy."
 
Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number N-58.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 13, 1663.
 
Location. 37° 30.002′ N, 76° 39.142′ W. Marker is near Saluda, Virginia, in King and Queen County. Marker is on Buena Vista Road (Virginia Route 14) half a mile east of Poropotank Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saluda VA 23149, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. King and Queen County / Gloucester County (here, next to this
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marker); Poropotank Creek (a few steps from this marker); Gloucester Hall (approx. 2 miles away); Poplar Spring Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); a different marker also named Poplar Spring Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); a different marker also named King and Queen County / Gloucester County (approx. 4.1 miles away); Marlfield (approx. 4˝ miles away); Middlesex County / Gloucester County (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saluda.
 
Buena Vista Road (facing east) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 6, 2009
2. Buena Vista Road (facing east)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 5,409 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on January 23, 2019, by Zachary john gray of Ruston, Louisiana. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.

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