Blackstone in Nottoway County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Jamestown Oaks

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

1. Jamestown Oaks Marker

Inscription. Through the Virginia 2007 Community Program the National Alumnae Association of Blackstone College planted 24 White and Pin Oak trees at this site to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America; to identify as a Virginia Legacy the Historic Blackstone College Campus, now the Virginia United Methodist Assembly Center; and to honor family and friends.

Erected by College Archives of Blackstone.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 2007.

Location. 37° 4.456′ N, 78° 0.536′ W. Marker is in Blackstone, Virginia, in Nottoway County. It is at the intersection of College Avenue and 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on College Avenue. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Blackstone Female Institute (about 500 feet away); Blackstone College (approx. ¼ mile away); War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Virginia Tech Fight Song (approx. 0.6 miles away); Blackstone (approx. 0.6 miles away);

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First National Bank of Blackstone, VA. (approx. ¾ mile away); The L.C. Tucker Building, 101 S. Main Street (approx. ¾ mile away); L.B. Spencer Drug Company (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blackstone.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Blackstone Female Institute (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

2. Jamestown Oaks

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,153 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.