Near Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Town

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

1. Old Town Marker

Inscription. Half a mile north, stood the Warrascoyack Indian village. Captain John Smith obtained corn there for the starving colonists in 1608. The Warrascoyacks took part in the massacre of 1622 and their village was destroyed in 1623. In 1680, Old Town was established.

Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number K-238.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1608.

Location. 37° 3.417′ N, 76° 40.452′ W. Marker is near Smithfield, Virginia, in Isle of Wight County. It is on Burwells Bay Road 0.1 miles east of Old Stage Highway (Virginia Route 10), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Smithfield VA 23430, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Huger (approx. 1½ miles away); Surry County / Isle of Wight County (approx. 1.6 miles away); Wrenn’s Mill (approx. 1.6 miles away); Poole’s Funeral Home (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Historic James and its Tributaries

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(approx. 3.4 miles away); Fort Boykin during the Civil War (approx. 3.4 miles away); Camp Eustis Attacks Fort Boykin (approx. 3½ miles away); Fort Boykin Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smithfield.

Also see . . . The Warraskoyack: A Brief History. St. Luke’s Historic Church & Museum (Submitted on November 9, 2021.)

Old Town Marker on Burwells Bay Road (facing east). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

2. Old Town Marker on Burwells Bay Road (facing east).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,608 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.