Near Hopewell in Prince George County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Richard Bland

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

1. Richard Bland Marker

Inscription. Richard Bland (1710-1776), statesman and son of Richard and Elizabeth Randolph Bland of Jordan's Point, represented Prince George County in the House of Burgesses from 1742 to 1776. Between the 1750s and 1774, Bland played a leading role through newspaper articles, public letters, and pamphlets in arguing for Virginia control of its internal political and economic affairs. He was a Virginia delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses and elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1776. Bland died in Williamsburg on 26 Oct. 1776. He was buried in a nearby family cemetery at Jordan's Point.

Erected 2005 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-323.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Communications • Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1742.

Location. 37° 18.347′ N, 77° 13.364′ W. Marker is near Hopewell, Virginia, in Prince George County. It is at the intersection of Jordan Point Road (Virginia Route 156) and Jordan Point Parkway, on the right on Jordan

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Point Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hopewell VA 23860, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuel Jordan of Jordan's Journey (within shouting distance of this marker); Evergreen (approx. 1.7 miles away); Capt. John Woodliffe (approx. 2.4 miles away); Shipyard of the Revolution (approx. 2.4 miles away); Commemorating the 350th Anniversary at Berkeley Hundred (approx. 2.4 miles away); Instructions Given (approx. 2.4 miles away); Cannon Ball (approx. 2.4 miles away); Colonial Kitchen (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopewell.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Samuel Jordan of Jordan's Journey (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Jordan Point Road (facing north). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

2. Jordan Point Road (facing north).

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,689 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 8, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.