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

Brunswick County, Virginia

"The Original Home of Brunswick Stew"

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 21, 2009

1. Brunswick County, Virginia Marker

Inscription. According to local tradition, while Dr. Creed Haskins and several friends were on a hunting trip in Brunswick County in 1828, his camp cook, Jimmy Matthews, hunted squirrels for a stew. Matthews simmered the squirrels with butter, onions, stale bread, and seasoning, thus creating the dish known as Brunswick stew. Recipes for Brunswick stew have changed over time as chicken has replaced squirrel and vegetables have been added, but the stew remains thick and rich. Other states have made similar claims but Virginia's is the first.

Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number S-68.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.

Location. 36° 56.577′ N, 77° 44.12′ W. Marker is near Warfield, Virginia, in Brunswick County. It is at the intersection of Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) and Old Stage Road, on the right when traveling south on Boydton Plank Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warfield VA 23889, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this 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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dinwiddie County / Brunswick County (within shouting distance of this marker); Birch's Bridge

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Origins of 4-H in Virginia (approx. 4 miles away); Birthplace of Roger Atkinson Pryor (approx. 4 miles away); Sapony Episcopal Church (approx. 5 miles away); Ebenezer Academy (approx. 5.7 miles away); Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (1818-1907) (approx. 5.9 miles away); Sturgeon Creek (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warfield.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Sallie Jones Atkinson (was approx. 4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Five state markers have this same title and text.

Boydton Plank Rd & Old Stage Rd (facing south). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 21, 2009

2. Boydton Plank Rd & Old Stage Rd (facing south).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,126 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.