Near Prince George in Prince George County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Jordan's Point
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 28, 2009
1. Jordan's Point Marker
Inscription.
Jordan's Point. . Weyanoke Indians, part of the Powhatan Chiefdom, occupied Jordan's Point, around two miles north on the James River, when English colonists arrived in 1607. There, about 1620, Samuel Jordan settled; the place was called Jordan's Journey. By 1625, his widow Cicely and more than 50 other people resided there in some 15 households within a fortified compound. More than a century later, Richard Bland (1710-1776), member of the First Continental Congress, lived there. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, excavations at Jordan's Point revealed one of the richest arrays of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in Virginia.
Weyanoke Indians, part of the Powhatan Chiefdom, occupied Jordan's Point, around two miles north on the James River, when English colonists arrived in 1607. There, about 1620, Samuel Jordan settled; the place was called Jordan's Journey. By 1625, his widow Cicely and more than 50 other people resided there in some 15 households within a fortified compound. More than a century later, Richard Bland (1710-1776), member of the First Continental Congress, lived there. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, excavations at Jordan's Point revealed one of the richest arrays of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in Virginia.
Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-208.)
Location. 37° 14.475′ N, 77° 14.844′ W. Marker is near Prince George, Virginia, in Prince George County. It is at the intersection of Ruffin Road and Old Stage Road, on the right when traveling north on Ruffin Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prince George VA 23875, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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.
2. Ruffin Road & Old Stage Road, Prince George, VA.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,788 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
