Holy Neck in Suffolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Somerton Friends Meeting

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, November 15, 2017

1. Somerton Friends Meeting – Mill Stone Marker

Inscription.
George Fox founder of the Religious Society of Friends also known as Quakers passed through this community in 1672 holding the first local meeting of Friends in a field located approximately 1.5 miles east of this location at what is today the vicinity of Porterfield Lane and Quaker Drive. Legend has it that this mill stone marked the location of the original meeting until the stone was moved to the current Meeting House site to protect it circa 1960.
Given in memory of W. Horace Holland

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1672.

Location. 36° 39.392′ N, 76° 43.653′ W. Marker is in Suffolk, Virginia. It is in Holy Neck. It can be reached from Ouaker Drive (County Route 759) 0.1 miles west of Box Elder Road, on the left when traveling west. The marker is on the grounds of Somerton Friends Meeting House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5239 Ouaker Drive, Suffolk VA 23437, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Somerton Friends Meeting (a few steps from this marker); George Fox Monument

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(within shouting distance of this marker); First Ruritan Club (approx. 3.4 miles away); Ruritan National Monument (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Somerton Friends Meeting (approx. 3.4 miles away); Nansemond County Training School (approx. 5.2 miles away); Mount Sinai Baptist Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Booker T. Washington High School (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Suffolk.

The mile stone and marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, November 15, 2017

2. The mile stone and marker.

When facing the house, the stone and marker are on the right side. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, November 15, 2017

3. When facing the house, the stone and marker are on the right side.

Detail of the mill stone. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, November 15, 2017

4. Detail of the mill stone.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 10, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.