Near Dolphin in Brunswick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Smoky Ordinary

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 21, 2009

1. Smoky Ordinary Marker

Inscription. The ordinary that stood on this site catered to travelers on the north-south stage road as early as 1750. During the American Revolution local warehouses were burned by British Colonel Tarleton, and legend says that it was from that occurrence that the ordinary derived its name. During the Civil War the post office (1832-1964) and inn were spared when a Union officer recognized the inn's owner, Dr. George M. Raney, as being a former classmate at the University of Pennsylvania.

Erected 1987 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number SN-61.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • 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 1750.

Location. 36° 49.992′ N, 77° 43.934′ W. Marker is near Dolphin, Virginia, in Brunswick County. It is on Old Stage Road 0.4 miles south of Smoky Ordinary Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dolphin VA 23843, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Southern Virginia,

specifically in the Piedmont,

and in Southside 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Smoky Ordinary (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ebenezer Academy (approx. 6.3 miles away); Sturgeon Creek (approx. 6.4 miles away); Brunswick County, Virginia (approx. 6.7 miles away); Meherrin Indians (approx. 6.7 miles away); Brunswick County / Greensville County (approx. 6.7 miles away); Mabry's Chapel (approx. 6.9 miles away); Dinwiddie County / Brunswick County (approx. 7.6 miles away).

Additional keywords. Wilson-Kautz Raid

Smoky Ordinary on Old Stage Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 21, 2009

2. Smoky Ordinary on Old Stage Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,295 times since then and 132 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.