Courtland in Southampton County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Nottoway Indians
Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number U-124.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Native Americans. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1650.
Location. 36° 42.119′ N, 77° 6.433′ W. Marker is in Courtland, Virginia, in Southampton County. Marker is at the intersection of Southampton Parkway (U.S. 58) and Worrells Fork, on the right when traveling east on Southampton Parkway. Marker is located in front of South Hampton High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23350 Southampton Parkway, Courtland VA 23837, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Blackhead Signpost Road (approx. 1.2 miles away); Buckhorn Quarters (approx. 2 miles away); Dred Scott And The Blow Family (approx. 2 miles away); Southampton County Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mahone’s Tavern (approx. 2.4 miles away); Courtland School — Rosenwald Funded (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Rebecca Vaughan House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Virginia Native Tribes/First Americans (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Courtland.
Also see . . . Nottoway People. (Wikipedia) Two Nottoway groups, the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia and the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe, have both been recognized as tribes by the state of Virginia. (Submitted on October 14, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,297 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3. submitted on October 25, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on October 14, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.