Midlothian in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Salisbury

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 5, 2011

1. Salisbury Marker

Inscription. On this site stood Salisbury, built in the eighteenth century as a hunting lodge. Here Patrick Henry lived during his fourth and fifth term as Governor of Virginia. The Confederate General Edward Johnson lived here in his later years and died here.

Erected 1971.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 31.644′ N, 77° 39.144′ W. Marker is in Midlothian, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is at the intersection of West Salisbury Road and Starcross Road, on the right when traveling south on West Salisbury Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13620 West Salisbury Road, Midlothian VA 23113, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Heath Gravity Railroad (approx. one mile away); Midlothian Elementary School (approx. 1.4 miles away); Winfree Memorial Baptist Church - Midlothian Mine Disaster (approx. 1.6 miles away); Union Raid On Coalfield Station (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Salisbury (approx. 1.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles

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away); Trabue's Tavern (approx. 2 miles away); From Mines to Market (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midlothian.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Midlothian Coal Mines (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Salisbury History. Salisbury Country Club (Submitted on September 6, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

West Salisbury Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 5, 2011

2. West Salisbury Road

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,313 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.