Hidenwood in Newport News, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Blunt Poynt

Photographed by Jacob Satterfield, October 7, 2024

1. Blunt Poynt Marker

Inscription. One of America's oldest English place names, this former Native American campground was named for Sir Humphrey Blunt, who was killed by Nansemond braves near the end of Blount Point Road, in July of 1610. Virginia Company records describe this as a "fruitful, pleasant, healthful" land. By the late 1600s William Roscow, Gentleman, owned the 1,000 acre "Blunt Point Plantation" and resided on the bluff overlooking the river. An interesting feature of this brick mansion was an underground passageway leading from the cellar that allowed secret access to the beach. Three generations of the Roscow family were active in Colonial Virginia and Warwick County affairs and served in the House of Burgesses. Following the Revolution, the 236 acres along the river between Merry Point and Fishers Creek retained the name Blunt Point. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries it was acquired by members of the Haughton and Wilbern families whose descendants remained here for many generations. Since colonial times, the waters just off the the point have harbored some of the world's finest natural seed oyster beds and have provided livelihoods for local watermen.

Erected 2019 by City of Newport News.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is July 16, 1610.

Location. 37° 3.847′ N, 76° 31.165′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Hidenwood. It is at the intersection of Beverly Hills Drive and Blount Point Road, in the median on Beverly Hills Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport News VA 23606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Hampton Roads,

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in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Walker’s Green (approx. 1.4 miles away); First Baptist Church Morrison (approx. 1½ miles away); Captain Christopher Newport (approx. 1.8 miles away); Leifr Eiriksson (approx. 1.8 miles away); US Navy Admiralty Pattern Anchor (approx. 1.8 miles away); Spanish Bronze Gun (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Spanish Bronze Gun (approx. 1.8 miles away); USS Monitor: America's First Ironclad (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Another marker is no longer

Photographed by Will Hrachovina, February 23, 2025

2. Blunt Poynt Marker

nearby. Hidenwood (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Blunt Poynt. Wikipedia (Submitted on October 8, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2024, by Jacob Satterfield of Newport News, Virginia. This page has been viewed 934 times since then and 136 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 8, 2024, by Jacob Satterfield of Newport News, Virginia. 2. submitted on February 23, 2025, by Will Hrachovina of Newport News, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.