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

Col. John Banister

(1734-1788)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 21, 2021

1. Col. John Banister Marker

Inscription. John Banister, Revolutionary leader, is buried one mile to the south. A tobacco planter and entrepreneur, Banister operated sawmills and flour mills near Petersburg. He lived at Battersea, an architecturally distinguished house about 10 miles east of here, and served in the Virginia House of Burgesses. During the 1770s Banister attended Virginia's Revolutionary Conventions and sat on the committee that produced the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the state's first constitution. He was later elected to the House of Delegates and the Continental Congress. Banister signed the Articles of Confederation, served as a militia colonel during the Revolution, and was the first mayor of Petersburg.

Erected 2016 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-308.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list.

Location. 37° 11.7′ N, 77° 35.18′ W. Marker is

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near Sutherland, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County. It is on Cox Road (U.S. 460) 0.7 miles east of County Road F-804, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18416 Cox Rd, Sutherland VA 23885, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rocky Branch School (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Battle of Sutherland (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sutherland Station (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Sutherland Station (approx. 1.2 miles away); Appomattox Campaign (Sutherland Station)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 21, 2021

2. Col. John Banister Marker

(approx. 1.3 miles away); Engagement at Sutherland Station (approx. 1.8 miles away); Battle of Five Forks (approx. 3 miles away); White Oak Road Engagement (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sutherland.

Other markers no longer nearby. Colonel John Banister (was here, next to this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Rocky Branch School (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Fork Inn (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); The Battle of White Oak Road (was approx. 3.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location titled "Colonel John Banister".

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 739 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.