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

Trees in this Grove

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, September 6, 2025

1. Trees in this Grove Marker

Inscription. Trees in this grove are planted in remembrance of persons who were enslaved at Menokin. These persons, both known and unknown, are remembered and their sacrifice and contributions to Menokin are recognized. Listed here are names of persons enslaved during the Richard Henry Harwood Era, beginning in 1836 and ending with Emancipation, whose names were found in research completed as of August 2022.

Fanny
Alice Gaines
Richard Gaines
Amanda Kelly
Peter Henry
William Parris

Amanda Beverly and her children:
Emily Gordon
Jesse Gordon
Harrison Gordon
Sedwick Gordon
Daniel W. Gordon
Stafford Gordon
Andrew Gordon
Peter Gordon

Erected 2022 by Menokin.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: African Americans.

Location. 38° 0.401′ N, 76° 47.932′ W. Marker is in Warsaw, Virginia, in Richmond County. It can be reached from Menokin Road. Marker is behind the Menokin Visitor's Center on the walking trail between the gardens and the Slave Quarters. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4037 Menokin Road, Warsaw VA 22572, United

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States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Northern Neck.

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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Francis Lightfoot Lee's Menokin (within shouting distance of this marker); The Remembrance Structure (within shouting distance of this marker); The Terraces (approx. ¼ mile away); Outbuildings (approx. 0.3 miles away); Virginia Indian History at Menokin (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Smith Explores the Chesapeake (approx. 0.4 miles away); Menokin (approx. 0.6 miles away); Nomini Baptist Meetinghouse (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, September 6, 2025

2. Tree Grove

View from the marker looking north towards the Slave Quarters archaeological area and the Remembrance Structure.

of all markers in Warsaw.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Exterior Design (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Additional keywords. slavery

Menokin Enslaved Persons Geneaology image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, September 6, 2025

3. Menokin Enslaved Persons Geneaology

The staff at Menokin have been compiling family trees for Menokin enslaved people using post-war Freedmen's Bureau records. Their work, in addition to resulting in the remembrance grove and marker featured on this page, is detailed as a continuously progressing exhibit within the Visitor's center.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 63 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 2, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.