Near Boykins in Southampton County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Nat Turner’s Insurrection
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 27, 2009
1. Nat Turner's Insurrection Marker
On the night of 21-22 August 1831, Nat Turner, a slave preacher, began an insurrection some seven miles west with a band that grew to about 70. They moved northeast toward the Southampton County seat, Jerusalem (now Courtland), killing about 60 Whites. After two days militiamen and armed civilians quelled the revolt. Turner was captured on 30 October, tried and convicted, and hanged 11 November; some 30 blacks were hanged or expelled from Virginia. In response to the revolt, the General Assembly passed harsher slave laws and censored abolitionists.Erected 1991 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number U-122.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
Location. 36° 37.143′ N, 77° 11.336′ W. Marker is near Boykins, Virginia, in Southampton County. Marker is on Maherrin Road
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Thomaston (approx. 5½ miles away); a different marker also named "Thomaston" (approx. 5½ miles away); Blackhead Signpost Road (approx. 6.1 miles away); Dred Scott And The Blow Family (approx. 6.7 miles away); Buckhorn Quarters (approx. 6.7 miles away); Nottoway Indians (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Hand Site (approx. 9 miles away); Virginia Native Tribes/First Americans (approx. 9.3 miles away).
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. These are other markers that pertain to the Nat Turner rebellion.
Also see . . .
1. PBS' Africans in America: Nat Turner. (Submitted on September 28, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion. (Submitted on September 28, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
3. “Nat Turner” (song). Written by Joe DeFilippo and performed by the R.J. Phillips Band. (Submitted on August 5, 2019.)
Additional keywords. Southampton
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 27, 2009
2. Nat Turner's Insurrection Marker
view looking south.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 27, 2009
3. Meherrin Road (VA 35) and the Nat Turner's Insurrection Marker
view looking north toward Cross Keys Road.
Via Wikipedia Commons
4. "The Discovery of Nat Turner"
Wood engraving illustrating Benjamin Phipps's capture of Nat Turner (1800-1831) on October 30, 1831. The original print is in the Bettman Archive and was reproduced for Wikipedia from the Encyclopedia Virginia.
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 9,747 times since then and 499 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week August 21, 2016. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 28, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
