Near Jetersville in Amelia County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
W. R. Turner Memorial Trek
W. R. Turner, historian
of Blackstone, Virginia,
for his work to preserve
the historic battlefields
and routes of
General Robert E. Lee’s
retreat
Centennial Year
1961
Piedmont Area
Explorer Scouts
B.S.A.
Erected by Blackstone
Virginia Lions Club
Erected 1961 by Blackstone Virginia Lions Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 19.26′ N, 78° 12.723′ W. Marker is near Jetersville, Virginia, in Amelia County. Marker is at the intersection of Saylers Creek Road (Virginia Route 617) and James Town Road (County Route 618), on the left when traveling south on Saylers Creek Road. Marker is in Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rice VA 23966, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Holt's Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Holt’s Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); Hillsman House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Overton / Hillsman House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of Sailor's (Sayler's) Creek (approx. 0.9 miles away); Crossing Little Sailor's Creek (approx. 1.3 miles away); Assaulting the Confederate Battle Line (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Final Clash: With Fate Against Them (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jetersville.
Also see . . . Sailor's Creek State Park. Virginia State Parks website. (Submitted on September 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,297 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on January 26, 2024, by Anonymous of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on September 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on June 12, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on March 4, 2020, by David Graff of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 4. submitted on September 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.