Near Providence Forge in New Kent County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Long Bridge

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

1. Long Bridge Marker

Inscription. One mile south is Long Bridge over the Chickahominy River. Benedict Arnold sent Simcoe there in the British invasion of 1781. Longstreet crossed there in the Peninsular Campaign, May, 1862. Grant's Fifth and Second Corps crossed there, in June, 1864, on the way to Petersburg.

Erected 1947 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number W-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 4, 1862.

Location. 37° 28.866′ N, 77° 7.83′ W. Marker is near Providence Forge, Virginia, in New Kent County. It is at the intersection of Pocahontas Trail (U.S. 60) and Roxbury Road, on the right when traveling east on Pocahontas Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5009 S Garden Rd, Providence Forge VA 23140, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Peninsula

and in Coastal Virginia.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Letitia Christian Tyler (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Long Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Arnold Stansley (approx. 3.1 miles away); Action of Nance's Shop

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(approx. 3.6 miles away); George W. Watkins School (approx. 3.8 miles away); Green v. County School Board of New Kent County (approx. 3.8 miles away); Roxbury (approx. 4 miles away); Stuart's Ride Around McClellan (approx. 4.2 miles away).

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

2. Long Bridge Marker

Chickahominy River near site of Long Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

3. Chickahominy River near site of Long Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,353 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.