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

Loblolly Pine Tree

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 15, 2025

1. Loblolly Pine Tree Marker

Inscription. The Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) is sometimes called North Carolina pine or Indian pine. The name itself means depression. Loblolly pines are fast growing and are used for furniture, plywood, posts, crates, boxes, and other wooden structures. The southern Iroquois tribes often called this tree Annedda, while the northern Iroquois tribes called it "ohnehta" for white pine.

Erected by Helping Hand Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 36° 43.495′ N, 77° 4.333′ W. Marker is in Courtland, Virginia, in Southampton County. It can be reached from Main Street north of Oak Trail, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21436 Main St, Courtland VA 23837, 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 North America,

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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: Joe Bryant (a few steps from this marker); Sweetgum Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Wallace Darden (within shouting distance of this marker); Edna Wilson Darden (within shouting distance of this marker); Adline "Addie" Williams Bynum (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Interred in Helping Hand Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Rosa Williams Peterson (within shouting distance of this marker); Percy S. Easter (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Courtland.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 15, 2025

2. Loblolly Pine Tree Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.