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

Packard Garage

Chippokes State Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Packard Garage Marker

Inscription. The Stewarts built the Packard Garage around 1920-1930. Although Victor Stewart lived at Chippokes, he worked in Petersburg and like many of us today commuted daily. Mr. Stewart's preferred vehicle was the Packard. One of these, his 1941 Packard 160 Series Clipper has been partially restored and is currently on display inside. The Packard Garage has been given a new use as the FOC Gift Shop.

What does FOC mean?
FOC stands for Friends of Chippokes, a dedicated group of volunteers whose mission is to identify and promote activities to enhance the cultural and natural resources of Chippokes Plantation State Park. You'll find our volunteers doing things like cleaning and decorating the grounds, cooking in our historic kitchen, and leading you through the mansion. Money raised in the Gift Shop is used to provide for park needs and to enrich the Chippokes experience. So go ahead and stop in to have a look at the Packard and talk to our FOE volunteer.

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Friends of Chippokes
Victor Stewart
1941 Packard 160 Series Clipper

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational

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Areas • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 37° 8.293′ N, 76° 43.244′ W. Marker is in Surry, Virginia, in Surry County. It can be reached from Quarter Lane south of Chippokes Farm Road, on the left when traveling south. The marker is located on the grounds of Chippokes State Park near the Jones-Stewart Mansion. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 Quarter Lane, Surry VA 23883, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 walking distance of this marker: Paradise Garden (within

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Packard Garage Marker

shouting distance of this marker); A Mansion of Many Colors (within shouting distance of this marker); Enslaved Laborers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain William Powell (within shouting distance of this marker); Albert Carroll Jones (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); An Agricultural Legacy (approx. 0.2 miles away); A History of Silence (approx. 0.3 miles away); Steam: The Great Connector (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Surry.

Also see . . .
1. Surry County: Chippokes Plantation. (Submitted on December 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Chippokes State Park. (Submitted on December 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Chippokes Plantation Packard car image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Chippokes State Park

3. Chippokes Plantation Packard car

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.