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

Wakefield and Pipsico

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

1. Wakefield and Pipsico Marker

Inscription. Located five miles to the north is Wakefield. Benjamin Harrison patented this land about 1637. His descendents became major landowners and were influential in Virginia and United States politics. Governor Benjamin Harrison was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and William Henry Harrison served as president of the United States. Harrison family members owned portions of Wakefield until approximately end of the 18th century. Seven miles to the northeast is the property known as Pipsico that was first patented by Henry Browne about 1637. Pipsico was named for the Quiyoughcohannock Indian chief that lived in Surry County and assisted the early settlers.

Erected 2003 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-226.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #09 William Henry Harrison, the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1637.

Location. 37° 9.932′ N, 76° 58.401′ W. Marker is in Spring Grove, Virginia, in Surry

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County. It is at the intersection of Colonial Trail West (Virginia Route 10) and Martin Luther King Highway ( Route 40), on the right when traveling west on Colonial Trail West. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 Swanns Point Rd, Spring Grove VA 23881, 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,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Temperance Industrial and Collegiate Institute (here, next to this marker); Swann’s Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Cabin Point (approx. 3½ miles away); Claremont School (approx. 3.6 miles away); Claremont (approx. 3.7 miles away); Quioughcohanach Indians (approx. 4.3 miles away); Jerusalem Baptist Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Glebe House of Southwark Parish (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spring Grove.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,831 times since then and 26 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 23, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.