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Dinwiddie in Dinwiddie County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Dinwiddie Confederate Monument

 
 
Confederate Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 8, 2013
1. Confederate Monument
Inscription.
1861.-1865.

In
memory of
Dinwiddie’s Confederate
soldiers, that their heroic
deeds, sublime self-sacrifice and
undying devotion to duty and
country may never be forgotten.

 
Erected 1909 by The Citizens of Dinwiddie County.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 37° 4.652′ N, 77° 35.23′ W. Monument is in Dinwiddie, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County. It is at the intersection of Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) and Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 619), on the left when traveling south on Boydton Plank Road. Monument is in front of the Historic Dinwiddie Courthouse. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 14101 Boydton Plank Road, Dinwiddie VA 23841, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Southside Virginia, and specifically in Central Virginia. 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: A different marker also named Early Education in Dinwiddie County (a few steps from this marker); The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House (a few steps from this marker); Dinwiddie Court House (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Dinwiddie Court House (a few steps from this marker); The War of 1812 / Winfield Scott
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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scott's Law Office (about 500 feet away); Dinwiddie Courthouse (about 500 feet away); Vaughan Road (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dinwiddie.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Early Education in Dinwiddie County (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Historic Dinwiddie Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 8, 2013
2. Historic Dinwiddie Courthouse
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 771 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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