Near Hopewell in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Point of Rocks

Photographed by Andy Walker, September 21, 2008

1. Point of Rocks Marker

Inscription. Point of Rocks is located two miles south on the Appomattox River. In 1608, Captain John Smith wrote abut this high rock cliff which projected out to the channel of the river. Known to all as Point of Rocks, it was severely damaged during a battle between Confederate artillery and Federal gunboats on June 26, 1862. Rock from the point was used to build the wall of the City Point National Cemetery shortly after the Civil War.

Erected 1987 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number S-23.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1857.

Location. 37° 20.111′ N, 77° 19.629′ W. Marker is near Hopewell, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is on East Hundred Road (Virginia Route 10) 0.1 miles west of Enon Church Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hopewell VA 23860, 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 States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Port Walthall (here, next to this marker); Enon Baptist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away);

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Historic Point of Rocks (approx. one mile away); Crimean Ovens (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Historic Point of Rocks (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Strachan House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Point of Rocks Hospital (approx. 1.2 miles away); Nurses at Point of Rocks Hospital (approx. 1.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Point of Rocks (pdf file). National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on December 9, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009

2. Point of Rocks Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,981 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 27, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. 2. submitted on March 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.