Dendron in Surry County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Surry Lumber Company

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 28, 2017

1. Surry Lumber Company Marker

Inscription. The Surry Lumber Company, chartered in 1885, was among the largest producers of yellow pine lumber on the East Coast. Here at Mussel Fork Plantation, the company constructed sawmills, box mills, dry kilns, employee housing, and a commissary. The town of Dendron, named after the Greek word for tree, developed around these facilities and by 1920 had more than 2,000 residents. Surry Lumber acquired land and timber in five counties, operated a narrow-gauge railroad, and established logging camps that grew into small towns. The company’s timber supply was depleted during the 1920s, and its mills closed in 1927.

Erected 2015 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-282.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 37° 2.776′ N, 76° 55.861′ W. Marker is in Dendron, Virginia, in Surry County. It is on Rolfe Highway (Virginia Route 31) north of 1st Church Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dendron VA 23839, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Surry, Sussex & Southampton Railway (a few steps from this marker); Cypress Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Carsley United Methodist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Roadside Commerce (approx. 5.9 miles away); Wakefield Fountain Corner (approx. 5.9 miles away); Jerusalem Baptist Church (approx. 6.3 miles away); Colonel Michael Blow (approx. 6.3 miles away); Southwark Parish Churches (approx. 6½ miles away).

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 28, 2017

2. Surry Lumber Company Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,134 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.