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Near Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Darby House

ca. 1847

 
 
Darby House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 19, 2021
1. Darby House Marker
Inscription.
Built for
Nathaniel Enroughty also known as Darby

 
Erected by Henrico County Historic Preservation Program. (Marker Number HP92.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.
 
Location. 37° 26.03′ N, 77° 15.83′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It can be reached from Longbridge Road 0.7 miles east of Bradbury Road, on the left when traveling east. House is at the end of a 0.2 mile long driveway off of Longbridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5180 Longbridge Road, Henrico VA 23231, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gravel Hill (approx. half a mile away); Frazier's Farm (approx. one mile away); Battle of Glendale (approx. 1.1 miles away); Malvern Hill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Outgunned (approx. 1.1 miles away); Confederate Futility (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Madness" (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Confederate Futility (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
 
More about this marker. Marker is located on private property protected by the American Battlefield Trust.
 
Darby House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2021
2. Darby House
Marker is located to the left of the front door.
Nathaniel Darby Farm Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2021
3. Nathaniel Darby Farm Sign
Located near the entrance to the driveway.
Darby House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim Maurice, April 12, 2024
4. Darby House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 981 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 25, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.   4. submitted on May 5, 2024, by Tim Maurice of Westerville, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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