Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 1, 2014

1. Ivy Hill Cemetery Marker

Inscription. One half-mile north, Ivy Hill Cemetery, established in 1887, is the resting place of many prominent local residents including Joseph W. Luter, Sr., Smithfield Packing Company co-founder, and P.D. Gwaltney Jr., founder of Gwaltney Hams. Others buried here include U.S. Congressmen Joel Holleman and Dr. John W. Lawson; Richard Randolph “Dick” Turner, second in command of Richmond’s Libby Prison during the Civil War; leading business and community leaders; and many veterans. The cemetery’s monuments and landscaping make it a fine example of the rural cemetery movement. It was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Erected 2010 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-329.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 36° 58.926′ N, 76° 37.877′ W. Marker is in Smithfield, Virginia, in Isle of Wight County. It is at the intersection of

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Main Street (Business U.S. 258) and South Church Street (Virginia Route 10), on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 Main Street, Smithfield VA 23430, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 walking distance of this marker: Bricks in the Crosswalk (here, next to this marker); Law & Politics in 18th Century Isle of Wight (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Isle of Wight Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Todd House & the First Smithfield Ham (about 500 feet

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 1, 2014

2. Ivy Hill Cemetery Marker

away, measured in a direct line); Isle of Wight County War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Atkinson Storehouse (about 800 feet away); Founding Site of Smithfield Packing Company (about 800 feet away); Smithfield (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smithfield.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Smithfield (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Ivy Hill Cemetery. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on November 9, 2021.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 1, 2014

3. Ivy Hill Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,033 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on February 7, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.