Near New Kent in New Kent County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
John William Dunjee (1833-1903)
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021
1. John William Dunjee (1833-1903) Marker
Educator, Baptist minister, publisher, American missionary and founder of Baptist churches across the United States. Dunjee was a New Kent County born slave owned by the Terrill family of Criss Cross Plantation. After discovering he was going to be sold by his owners, he escaped to City Point. He had saved enough money to pay for his passage on the steamship Pennsylvania where he was hidden in a kettle closet - a space so confined that upon arriving in Philadelphia he had difficulty standing and walking. His story was profiled by abolitionist William Still in a popular book entitled The Underground Railroad Records.Erected by New Kent Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Churches & Religion.
Location. 37° 30.227′ N, 77° 1.155′ W. Marker is near New Kent, Virginia, in New Kent County. Marker is at the intersection of North Courthouse Road (Virginia Route
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. George Poindexter (here, next to this marker); Criss Cross Plantation (here, next to this marker); Harold J. Neale (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Harold J. Neale (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cedar Hill (approx. 1˝ miles away); New Kent School (approx. 2.3 miles away); Calvin Coolidge Green, Th.D., Ed.D., Ph.D. (1931-2011) (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Wilson House: Witness to Three Centuries (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Kent.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021
2. John William Dunjee (1833-1903) Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 123 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
