Near Jetersville in Amelia County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
W. R. Turner Memorial Trek
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 26, 2007
1. W. R. Turner Memorial Trek Marker
W. R. Turner, historian
of Blackstone, Virginia,
for his work to preserve
the historic battlefields
and routes of
General Robert E. Lees
retreat
Centennial Year
1961
Piedmont Area
Explorer Scouts
B.S.A.
Erected by Blackstone
Virginia Lions Club
Erected 1961 by Blackstone Virginia Lions Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 19.26′ N, 78° 12.723′ W. Marker is near Jetersville, Virginia, in Amelia County. It is at the intersection of Saylers Creek Road (Virginia Route 617) and James Town Road (County Route 618), on the left when traveling south on Saylers Creek Road. Marker is in Sailors Creek Battlefield State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rice VA 23966, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Central 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Holt's Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); Overton/Hillsman House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of Sailor's (Sayler's) Creek (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Federal Artillery Barrage (approx. one mile away); Rock Formations At Sailor's Creek (approx. 1.1 miles away); General Wheaton's First Division Assault
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Other markers no longer nearby. Holts Corner (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Hillsman House (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Overton/Hillsman House (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Crossing Little Sailor's Creek (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); Assaulting the Confederate Battle Line (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been permanently removed); The Final Clash: With Fate Against Them (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been permanently removed); Ewells Line of Defense (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been permanently removed); Victory or Death (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Sailor's Creek State Park. Virginia State Parks website. (Submitted on September 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 18, 2010
2. W. R. Turner Memorial Trek Marker
Photographed by David Graff, June 11, 2001
3. W. R. Turner Memorial Trek Marker in 2001
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 26, 2007
4. Sailors Creek Battlefield State Park
This park preserves the site of the last major battle of Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,627 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on January 26, 2024, by Anonymous of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on September 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on June 12, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on March 4, 2020, by David Graff of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 4. submitted on September 26, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
