Near Skinquarter in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Goode's Bridge

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

1. Goode's Bridge Marker

Inscription. Here Anthony Wayne took station in July, 1781, to prevent the British from moving southward. Here, April 3, 1865, Longstreet's, Hill's and Gordon's corps of Lee's army, retreating from Petersburg toward Danville, crossed the river.

Erected 1929 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number M-10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1865.

Location. 37° 21.303′ N, 77° 50.978′ W. Marker is near Skinquarter, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is on Hull Street Road (U.S. 360) 1.6 miles west of Sappony Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moseley VA 23120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally,

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Amelia County / Chesterfield County (a few steps from this marker); Beulah School, Rosenwald Funded (approx. 3.6 miles away); Skinquarter Baptist Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Sale of Enslaved People at Oakland (approx. 5.9 miles away); William Ransom Johnson (1782-1849) (approx. 6 miles away); Rosa L. Dixon Bowser (1855-1931) (approx. 6.8 miles away); a different marker also named Eppington (approx. 6.8 miles away); Philip F. Boepple Building (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Skinquarter.

Other markers no longer nearby. William Ransom Johnson (was approx. 5.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Eppington (was approx. 6.8 miles away

Hull Street Road (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

2. Hull Street Road (facing west)

but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,213 times since then and 154 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.