Crozier in Goochland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Land Conservation in Virginia

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 13, 2023

1. Land Conservation in Virginia

Inscription. Virginia's Open-Space Land Act, enacted in 1966 to promote land conservation, created the states open-space easement program. Open-space easements provide permanent protection for land with agricultural, forestal, recreational, ecological, scenic, or historic value for future generations. In June 1968, James M. Ball Jr. granted the first open-space easement to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, a state agency. Ball then conveyed his ownership of the 104-acre property, including land here on both sides of the road, to the University of Richmond to be used as an outdoor classroom and laboratory.

Erected 2019 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SB-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.

Location. 37° 40.674′ N, 77° 50.178′ W. Marker is in Crozier, Virginia, in Goochland County. It is on Sheppard Town Road 0.3 miles Denver Drive, on the

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right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2094 Sheppard Town Road, Crozier VA 23039, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tanglewood Ordinary (approx. 1.8 miles away); The 1936 Virginia Prison Recordings (approx. 2.1 miles away); Beaverdam Episcopal Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); James Pleasants (approx. 2.3 miles away); Goochland County Courthouse (approx. 2.6 miles away); Goochland's Jail (approx. 2.6 miles away); In Memory of All Veterans (approx. 2.6

Land Conservation in Virginia Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 13, 2023

2. Land Conservation in Virginia Marker

miles away); Old Clerk's Office (approx. 2.6 miles away).

Also see . . . Unveiling of Roadside Historical Marker at Ball Property in Goochland Commemorates More than 50 Year. (Submitted on October 18, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.