Near Hopewell in Prince George County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Evergreen
November 29, 2009
1. Evergreen Marker
Edmund Ruffin
Southerner
Father of Agricultural
Chemistry in America
1794-1865
Erected 1961.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Science & Medicine.
Location. 37° 17.095′ N, 77° 14.331′ W. Marker is near Hopewell, Virginia, in Prince George County. It is at the intersection of Ruffin Road (Virginia Route 644) and James River Drive ( Route 10), on the left when traveling north on Ruffin Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hopewell VA 23860, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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: Richard Bland (approx. 1.7 miles away); Samuel Jordan of Jordan's Journey (approx. 1.7 miles away); Merchant's Hope Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Augustus Robbins, Jr. (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Merchant's Hope Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Carter G. Woodson School / Hopewell Colored School (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named City Point's Wiseman Family (approx. 2.8 miles away); City Point Defenses (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopewell.
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Also see . . .
1. Edmund Ruffin (17941865). CivilWar@Smithsonian (Submitted on November 30, 2009.)
2. Evergreen. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on November 30, 2009.)
November 29, 2009
2. Ruffin Road & James River Drive
circa 1861
3. Edmund Ruffin, agricultural reformer
Library of Congress [LC-BH83- 969]
circa 1861
4. Edmund Ruffin, Southern firebrand
National Archives [530493]
National Register of Historic Places
5. Evergreen
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,024 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 30, 2009.
