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

Dunlora Academy

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2009

1. Dunlora Academy Marker

Inscription. Two and a half miles north, on Dunlora plantation then owned by Mrs. Ann Hickman, the Virginia Baptist Education Society established, in 1830, a school for ministers. This school, under the principalship of Rev. Edward Baptist, M.A., was known locally as Dunlora Academy. Edward Baptist resigned in 1832, and the school was removed to Henrico County and then to Richmond. From it developed Richmond College and, later, the University of Richmond.

Erected 1948 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number O-25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 37° 33.975′ N, 78° 0.702′ W. Marker is near Powhatan, Virginia, in Powhatan County. It is at the intersection of Anderson Highway (U.S. 60) and Ridge Road, on the right when traveling west on Anderson Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Powhatan VA 23139, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mosby’s Tavern / Cumberland Old Courthouse (approx. 1.4 miles away); Belmead (approx. 2.3 miles away); Mohemenco (A Monacan Village) and Drake House

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Pocahontas High School (approx. 3½ miles away); Giles's Home (approx. 3.9 miles away); Emmanuel Episcopal Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Muddy Creek School (approx. 4.2 miles away); Derwent (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Powhatan.

Us Route 60 (facing east). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2009

2. Us Route 60 (facing east).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,589 times since then and 175 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.