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

Chippokes Plantation

Chippokes State Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Chippokes Plantation Marker

Inscription. Chippokes Plantation, directly across the James River from the first English settlement in the new world, has been continually farmed since 1619. It is named for the Algonquin Chief Choupoke, who befriended the colonists and whose people probably grew corn here long before Europeans arrived on this continent. Presented by
Virginia Society • National Society
Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century
20 October 2000

Erected 2000 by Virginia Society and National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1619.

Location. 37° 8.534′ N, 76° 43.614′ W. Marker is in Surry, Virginia, in Surry County. It can be reached from Quarter Lane east of Plantation Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located on the grounds of Chippokes State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 868 Plantation Rd, Surry VA 23883, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in

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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 walking distance of this marker: The River House (within shouting distance of this marker); A History of Silence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Steam: The Great Connector (approx. 0.2 miles away); An Agricultural Legacy (approx. ¼ mile away); A Mansion of Many Colors (approx. 0.4 miles away); Packard Garage (approx. 0.4 miles away); Paradise Garden (approx. half a mile away); Enslaved Laborers Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Surry.

Also see . . .
1. Surry County: Chippokes Plantation. (Submitted on December 20, 2024,
Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Chippokes Plantation Marker
by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Chippokes State Park. (Submitted on December 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Chippokes State Park Entrance Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

3. Chippokes State Park Entrance Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.