Near Powhatan in Powhatan County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Cumberland County
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Powhatan County
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2009
1. Cumberland County Marker
Cumberland County. Area 293 square miles. Formed in 1748 from Goochland, and named for the Duke of Cumberland, second son of King George II. The earliest call for independence came from this county, April 22, 1776.
Powhatan County. Area 273 square miles. Formed in 1777 from Cumberland and Chesterfield and named for Powhatan, the noted Indian ruler. Many Huguenots settled in this county, 1699-1700. Here Robert E. Lee spent the summer of 1865.
Erected 1947 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number Z-50.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 22, 1612.
Location. 37° 28.733′ N, 78° 7.537′ W. Marker is near Powhatan, Virginia, in Powhatan County. It is on Old Buckingham Road 0.3 miles west of Evans Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Powhatan VA
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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 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 Cumberland County / Powhatan County (approx. 4.7 miles away); John Robinson (ca. 1825-1908) (approx. 6.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.6 miles away); Cumberland County Court House (approx. 6.6 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 6.6 miles away); First Call For Independence (approx. 6.6 miles away); a different marker also named Jackson Davis (approx. 6.7 miles away); Mosbys Tavern / Cumberland Old Courthouse (approx. 7.8 miles away).
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2009
2. Powhatan County Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Derwent (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been confirmed missing); Jackson Davis (was approx. 6.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. Cumberland County, Virginia. (Submitted on March 30, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
2. The Official Site of Powhatan County, Virginia. (Submitted on March 30, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
3. Powhatan, Virginia. (Submitted on March 30, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2009
3. Old Buckingham Road (facing west).
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,350 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
