Near Blackstone in Nottoway County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Nottoway County
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Dinwiddie County
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010
1. Nottoway County Marker (obverse)
Nottoway County. Area 310 square miles. Formed in 1788 from Amelia, and named for an Indian tribe. Tarleton passed through this county in 1781. Here lived William Hodges Mann, Governor of Virginia 1910-14.
Dinwiddie County. Area 521 square miles. Formed in 1752 from Prince George, and named for Robert Dinwiddie, Governor of Virginia 1751-56. General Winfield Scott was born in this county, and in it took place the battle of Five Forks, 1865.
Erected 1931 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number Z-238.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Political Subdivisions • War, US Civil • 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 1788.
Location. 37° 4.385′ N, 77° 53.775′ W. Marker is near Blackstone, Virginia, in Nottoway County. It is at the intersection of Darvills Road (Virginia Route 40) and Beaver Trail, on the right when traveling east on Darvills Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blackstone VA 23824, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s 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.
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Also see . . .
1. Nottoway County, Virginia. (Submitted on May 23, 2010.)
2. Dinwiddie County, Virginia. (Submitted on May 23, 2010.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010
2. Dinwiddie County Marker (reverse)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010
3. Darvills Rd & Beaver Trail (facing east)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010
4. Darvills Rd & Beaver Trail (facing west)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 980 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 23, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
