Durand in Greensville County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Homestead
Near here stood Homestead, the plantation of James Mason (1744-1784), who served in the Revolutionary War first as a captain in the 15th Virginia Regiment and then as a colonel in the Brunswick County militia. It was also the home of his son Edmunds Mason (1770-1849), member of the Virginia General Assembly and county clerk, and birthplace of his grandchildren John Y. Mason (1799-1859), member of Congress and U.S. attorney general, and Dr. George Mason (1809-1895). About 90 enslaved African Americans labored here in 1860. Before the Civil War, Dr. Mason and his mother-in-law, Mary A. Jones, operated a school at Homestead that had opened at nearby West View about 1840.
Erected 2018 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number UM-41.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 36° 44.526′ N, 77° 37.625′ W. Marker is in Durand, Virginia, in Greensville County. It is on Pleasant Shade Drive (Route 58) west of Chapmans Ford Road, on the right when traveling
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Regionally, this marker is in Southside Virginia and specifically in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mabry's Chapel (approx. 1.8 miles away); Brunswick County / Greensville County (approx. 1.9 miles away); Meherrin Indians (approx. 1.9 miles away); Brunswick County, Virginia (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (approx. 3.1 miles away); Samuel Wilbert Tucker (1913~1990) (approx. 5.9 miles away); Greensville County Training School (approx. 5.9 miles away); John Day (approx. 5.9 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 28 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
