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

Battle of Cricket Hill

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010

1. Battle of Cricket Hill Marker

Inscription. On the shore here General Andrew Lewis, commanding the Virginia forces, erected a battery facing a stockaded camp on Gwynn's Island established by Governor Lord Dunmore, July, 1776. The fire from this point, Cricket Hill, damaged the camp and the British ships and forced the evacuation of the island. A little later Dunmore put out to sea.

Erected 1941 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number N-85.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 37° 29.156′ N, 76° 18.561′ W. Marker is near Hudgins, Virginia, in Mathews County. It is at the intersection of Cricket Hill Road (Virginia Route 223) and Mill Point Road ( Route 669), on the right when traveling north on Cricket Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hudgins VA 23076, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan

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Area.

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: Captain Louis d'Ohicky Arundel (approx. 0.2 miles away); By Duty Done Is Honor Won (approx. 1.7 miles away); Flights to Freedom (approx. 2.6 miles away); Fitchett's Wharf (approx. 3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Kingston Parish Glebe (approx. 3½ miles away); Thomas Hunter (Rosenwald) School (approx. 3.6 miles away); Captain Sally L. Tompkins, C.S.A. (approx. 3.7 miles away).

Also see . . . Fort Cricket Hill. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on November 10, 2021.)

Cricket Hill Rd & Mill Point Rd (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010

2. Cricket Hill Rd & Mill Point Rd (facing north)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,477 times since then and 104 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.