Near Mechanicsville in Hanover County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Totopotomoi
Photographed by Pete Payette, March 24, 2018
1. Totopotomoi Marker (Refurbished)
Totopotomoi
Chief of the Pamunkey Indians, faithful ally of the English, killed in Battle of Bloody Run near Richmond
1754
Rural Plains
Built 1670
Home of Sarah Shelton, married here to Patrick Henry
1864
Battle of the Totopotomoi
Preceding Cold Harbor
Erected by Hanover Branch A.P.V.A. 1932
Erected 1932 by Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1656.
Location. 37° 39.693′ N, 77° 20.806′ W. Marker is near Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. It is on Studley Road (County Route 606) 0.1 miles west of Shelton Pointe Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mechanicsville VA 23116, 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 walking distance of this marker: Totopotomoy Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); Rural Plains (within shouting distance of this marker); Damaged but not Destroyed (within shouting distance of this marker); Lives on the Line (about 400 feet away, measured
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Shelton House Under Fire (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. Totopotomoi. Totopotomoi, Chief of the Pamunkey Indians (Submitted on February 15, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
2. Totopotomoy Creek Battlefield at Rural Plains. Richmond National Battlefield Park (Submitted on February 15, 2009.)
3. Totopotomoy Creek. CWSAC Battle Summary (Submitted on February 15, 2009.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 31, 2009
2. Totopotomoi Marker
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 31, 2009
3. Totopotomoi Marker on Studley Road facing west.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 31, 2009
4. Totopotomoi Marker on Studley Road facing east.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, February 14, 2009
5. Shelton House “Rural Plains”.
"Rural Plains" is believed to be the oldest home in Hanover County, dating back to 1670. Sir John Shelton received the property on which it stands through a Kings Grant bestowed in 1609. “Rural Plains” was dedicated to the National Park Service in June 2006 as part of a 124-acre historic park.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 8, 2009
6. Center hallway portraits.
In 1754 Sarah Shelton and Patrick Henry were married in the parlor of the Shelton home.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 8, 2009
7. Front room (left)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 8, 2009
8. Front room (right)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 8, 2009
9. Back room
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,851 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 25, 2018, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 15, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on July 9, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
