Near Victoria in Lunenburg County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Glebe of Cumberland Parish

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 21, 2017

1. The Glebe of Cumberland Parish Marker

Inscription. To the south stood the Glebe House of Cumberland Parish, residence of Anglican minister Rev. James Craig from 1759 until his death in 1795. An ardent patriot during the Revolutionary War, Craig allowed his mill on Flat Rock Creek to be used as a supply depot for American troops. While raiding Southside Virginia in 1781, British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton and his cavalry burned the mill, and suspecting Craig of storing arms at the Glebe House, held him prisoner until paroled. The Orgain family, Craig’s descendants, occupied the Glebe property from 1834–1910, operating the Flat Rock Female Seminary in the mid-nineteenth century.

Erected 2011 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SN-66.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. 36° 57.915′ N, 78° 10.151′ W. Marker is near Victoria, Virginia, in Lunenburg County. It is at the intersection

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of K-V Road (Virginia Route 40) and Oakes Road (County Route 652), on the right when traveling east on K-V Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Victoria VA 23974, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Southside Virginia,

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. John’s Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lunenburg High School (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Craig's Mill (approx. 2.4 miles away); Town of Kenbridge (approx. 2.4 miles away); Kennedy's Store ca. 1908 (approx. 2½ miles away); Nathaniel Lee Hawthorne (approx. 3.2 miles away); a

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 21, 2017

2. The Glebe of Cumberland Parish Marker

different marker also named The Peoples Community Center (approx. 3.4 miles away); Places of the Past (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.

Other markers no longer nearby. Craig's Mill (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The People's Community Center (was approx. 3.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 727 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.