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

Bacon’s Castle

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

1. Bacon's Castle Marker

Inscription. This house, just to the north, was built by Arthur Allen in 1655. In Bacon’s Rebellion, 1676, the house was seized by a party of rebels and fortified. On December 29, 1676, it was captured by sailors from a ship in James River who were engaged in putting down the rebellion.

Erected 1961. (Marker Number K-235.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1794.

Location. 37° 6.283′ N, 76° 43.775′ W. Marker is near Surry, Virginia, in Surry County. It is on Colonial Trail East (Virginia Route 10) south of Bacons Castle Trail (County Route 617), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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,

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 walking distance of this marker: Hog Island (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lower Surry Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Final Resting Place for Six Unknown Colonists (approx. half a mile away); The Smokehouse (approx. half a mile away); The Slave & Tenant House

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(approx. half a mile away); 1701 Barn (approx. half a mile away); Lawne’s Creek Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Quiyoughcohannock Indians (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Surry.

Also see . . . Preservation Virginia web site for Bacon's Castle. (Submitted on September 30, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

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Photographed by Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

2. Bacon's Castle

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

3. Bacon's Castle

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

4. Bacon's Castle

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

5. Bacon's Castle

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,521 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 24, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.