Near Chester in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Bermuda Hundred
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009
1. Bermuda Hundred DAR Marker
First incorporated Virginia town 1614.
Home of John Rolfe, colony recorder, who married Pocahontas.
Rev. Alexander Whitaker ministered here.
Early port of Richmond.
Erected 1938 by Bermuda Hundred Chapter D.A.R.
Erected 1938 by Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1613.
Location. 37° 20.484′ N, 77° 16.288′ W. Memorial is near Chester, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is on Bermuda Hundred Road 1.4 miles east of Allied Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Chester VA 23836, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Bermuda Hundred (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Bermuda Hundred Landing (a few steps from this marker); A Great Escape (approx. 1.2 miles away); Beyond the Big House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Resistance and Punishments
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Other markers no longer nearby. Bermuda Hundred Landing (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); A Busy Port (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia. Bermuda Hundred, Virginia. (Submitted on March 16, 2009.)
2. Daughters of the American Revolution. Bermuda Hundred Chapter. (Submitted on March 16, 2009.)
3. Town of Bermuda Hundred Historic District. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on December 9, 2009.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009
2. Bermuda Hundred Marker
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 16, 2026
3. Our Revolutionary War Patriots
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 16, 2026
4. Our Revolutionary War Patriots
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 16, 2026
5. Our Revolutionary War Patriots
Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,138 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 17, 2026, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
