Boydton in Mecklenburg County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Taylor's Ferry

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

1. Taylor's Ferry Marker

Inscription. Seven miles south. There a detachment of Virginia militia crossed the Roanoke River in February, 1781, on the way to join Greene in North Carolina. There Baron Steuben, commanding the forces in Virginia, had a depot of supplies.

Erected 1930 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number UL-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1781.

Location. 36° 39.768′ N, 78° 24.368′ W. Marker is in Boydton, Virginia, in Mecklenburg County. It is on Highway Fifty Eight (U.S. 58) 0.1 miles east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boydton VA 23917, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Virginia,

specifically in the Piedmont,

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 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Randolph-Macon College (here, next to this marker); Boydton Academic and Bible Institute (here, next to this marker); A Revolutionary Soldier (a few steps from this marker); Boydton and Petersburg Plank Road (a few steps from this marker); Esso Gas Station (approx. one mile away); Boydton

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(approx. one mile away); Boyd Tavern (approx. one mile away); The Boydton LOVEwork (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boydton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Boydton Academic and Bible Institute (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

US Rt 58 (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

2. US Rt 58 (facing east)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,924 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.