Enon in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Broadway Landing
The Bermuda Hundred Campaign
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 28, 2017
1. Broadway Landing Marker
The Hopewell City Marina can be seen in the distance downriver from I-295. That marina now occupies the site of Broadway Landing.
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This photograph was taken from near this location looking downriver toward Broadway Landing. The pontoon bridge at the landing can be seen in the background.
The Pontoon Bridge at Broadway Landing
A close up of the image at left. The photographer just happened to capture the ghostly image of a dog standing on the bridge, forever recording a small piece of everyday life on the river during the final months of the Civil War.
Artillery pieces and mortars at Broadway Landing
Transport ships and docks at Broadway Landing
Photographs from Library of Congress
This sign was sponsored by Gary Staples, Jacksonville, NC
Erected 2016
this page online
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 37° 19.012′ N, 77° 20.231′ W. Marker is in Enon, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It can be reached from the intersection of Enon Church Road (Virginia Route 746) and Point of Rocks Road, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located in Historic Point of Rocks Park (under development). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1005 Enon Church Rd, Chester VA 23836, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Central Virginia, and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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
Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia
2. Broadway Landing
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Abraham Lincoln at Point of Rocks (a few steps from this marker); Appomattox River Overlook (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); African-Americans in the Confederate War Effort (about 400 feet away); Point of Rocks Hospital Ward (about 400 feet away); United States Colored Troops in the Army of the James (about 400 feet away); The Siege of Petersburg Begins (about 600 feet away); The First Attacks on Petersburg (about 700 feet away); Nurses at Point of Rocks Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enon.
Also see . . . Bermuda Hundred Sign Campaign. Blue & Gray Education Society (Submitted on October 30, 2017.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 28, 2017
3. Broadway Landing Marker
circa 1865
4. Broadway Landing, Virginia. Where Butler's troops crossed the Appomattox River
Library of Congress LC-B811-2617
![[Broadway Landing, Va. Pontoon bridge across the Appomattox] image. Click for full size.](Photos4/402/Photo402061.jpg?10312017121300AM "[Broadway Landing, Va. Pontoon bridge across the Appomattox]. Click for full size.")
circa 1865
5. [Broadway Landing, Va. Pontoon bridge across the Appomattox]
Library of Congress LC-B811-2625
1865
6. Dog standing on the bridge
circa 1865
7. Broadway Landing, Appomattox River, Virginia. Ordnance (?)
Library of Congress LC-B811-7
![Docks with transports [Broadway Landing, Appomattox River, Virginia] image. Click for full size.](Photos4/402/Photo402063.jpg?10312017121200AM "Docks with transports [Broadway Landing, Appomattox River, Virginia]. Click for full size.")
circa 1865
8. Docks with transports [Broadway Landing, Appomattox River, Virginia]
Library of Congress LC-B811- 2532
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,355 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 30, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on October 30, 2017. 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 30, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 6. submitted on October 31, 2017. 7, 8. submitted on October 30, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
