Courtland in Southampton County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Nottoway Indians

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 8, 2010

1. Nottoway Indians Marker

Inscription. The Nottoways' first recorded contact with the English colonist occurred in 1650 in present-day Sussex County. By 1694, due to hostile Indian attacks and encroaching settlers, the Nottoways had moved their main settlement to the mouth of Assamoosick Swamp in Southampton County. The Nottoway were farmers and hunters and their language was related to that of the Iroquois. By 1713, the House of Burgesses set the boundaries for the Nottoway Indian reservation. Over time, due to a decreasing population and white settlers' claims, Nottoway land was sold to outsiders. The legal termination of the Nottoway Indian reservation began in 1824 and by 1878 the last parcels of land had been divided among the surviving Nottoways.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number U-124.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1650.

Location. 36° 42.119′ N, 77° 6.433′ W. Marker is in Courtland, Virginia, in Southampton County. It is at the intersection of Southampton Parkway (U.S. 58) and Worrells Fork, on the right

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when traveling east on Southampton Parkway. Marker is located in front of South Hampton High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23350 Southampton Parkway, Courtland VA 23837, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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: Original Site of Southhampton County Training School (approx. one mile away); Buckhorn Quarters (approx. 2 miles away); Dred Scott And The Blow Family (approx. 2 miles away); Texas Confederate Soldiers (approx. 2.3 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Not Forgotten (approx. 2.3 miles away); John Brown (approx. 2.3 miles away); Cypress Bridge (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Courtland.

Other markers no longer nearby. Blackhead Signpost Road (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Old Indian Reservation (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Nottoway People. (Wikipedia) Two Nottoway groups, the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia and the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe, have both been recognized as tribes by the state of Virginia. (Submitted on October 14, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 8, 2010

2. Nottoway Indians Marker

Nottoway Indians Marker, on eastbound US 58 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

3. Nottoway Indians Marker, on eastbound US 58

Southampton High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 8, 2010

4. Southampton High School

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,902 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3. submitted on October 25, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on October 14, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.