Near Jetersville in Amelia County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

W. R. Turner Memorial Trek

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 26, 2007

1. W. R. Turner Memorial Trek Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Erected in memory of
W. R. Turner, historian
of Blackstone, Virginia,
for his work to preserve
the historic battlefields
and routes of
General Robert E. Lee’s
retreat

Centennial Year
1961

Piedmont Area
Explorer Scouts
B.S.A.

Erected by Blackstone
Virginia Lions Club

Erected by Blackstone Virginia Lions Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1961.

Location. 37° 19.26′ N, 78° 12.723′ W. Marker is near Jetersville, Virginia, in Amelia County. Marker is at the intersection of Saylers Creek Road (Virginia Route 617) and James Town Road (County Route 618), on the left when traveling south on Saylers Creek Road. Marker is in Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rice VA 23966, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Holt's Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Holt’s Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); Hillsman House

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Overton / Hillsman House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of Sailor's (Sayler's) Creek (approx. 0.9 miles away); Crossing Little Sailor's Creek (approx. 1.3 miles away); Assaulting the Confederate Battle Line (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Final Clash: With Fate Against Them (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jetersville.

Also see . . . Sailor's Creek State Park. Virginia State Parks website. (Submitted on September 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed By Craig Swain, April 18, 2010

2. W. R. Turner Memorial Trek Marker

W. R. Turner Memorial Trek Marker in 2001 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By David Graff, June 11, 2001

3. W. R. Turner Memorial Trek Marker in 2001

Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 26, 2007

4. Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Park

This park preserves the site of the last major battle of Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,240 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on June 12, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on March 4, 2020, by David Graff of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 4. submitted on September 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.