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

Parts of a Parrott Rifle

Gloucester Point Artifact image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

1. Gloucester Point Artifact

Inscription.
Recognized by its wrought iron jacket and its rifled barrel, the parrott rifle was used during the Civil War (1861-1865).

The family of the late Mr. Robert Stokes, who had the rifle in their possession for 70 years, presented it to Gloucester County in 1978.

Erected 1980 by The Gloucester Historical & Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 14.99′ N, 76° 30.135′ W. Marker is in Gloucester Point, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It can be reached from Vernon Street south of Battery Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7418 Battery Dr, Gloucester Point VA 23062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North

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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: A Vital British Outpost at Gloucester Point (here, next to this marker); The British Safety Valve (here, next to this marker); On to Richmond! (within shouting distance of this marker); Natives, Explorers, Tobacco and Buccaneers (within shouting distance of this marker); Classic Camp Life (within shouting distance of this marker); Still Defending Virginia’s Shores (within shouting distance of this marker); Gloucester Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Attacking with “Decisive Vigor” (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester Point.

Parrott Rifle relic image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

2. Parrott Rifle relic

Parts of a Parrott Rifle Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2021

3. Parts of a Parrott Rifle Marker

Marker is in place as of October 18, 2021.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2021, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on March 20, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on November 4, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.