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

Warwick

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, February 9, 2009

1. Warwick Marker

Inscription. Located eight miles downstream from Richmond, Warwick was an important 18th-century James River port and manufacturing center. During the Revolutionary War, Warwick's craftsmen turned out clothing and shoes, and its mills ground flour and meal for the Continental troops stationed at Chesterfield Courthouse. On April 30, 1781, British troops under Benedict Arnold burned the town, destroying ships, warehouses, mills, tannery storehouses, and ropewalks.

Erected 1988 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number S-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1864.

Location. 37° 26.289′ N, 77° 26.326′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is on U.S. 1 0.4 miles south of Chippenham Parkway (Virginia Route 150), in the median. The marker is located at the Falling Creek Wayside. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6314 Rte 1, Richmond VA 23234, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

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 walking distance of this marker: Falling Creek Ironworks (here, next to this marker);

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Historic Village of Bensley (within shouting distance of this marker); Natural History (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Route 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Falling Creek Iron Works (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Natural History (within shouting distance of this marker); Iron Furnace Overlook (within shouting distance of this marker); Cary’s Mill Overlook (within shouting distance of this marker).

Warwick Marker at Falling Creek Wayside image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, February 9, 2009

2. Warwick Marker at Falling Creek Wayside

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,593 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.