Holland in Suffolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

First Ruritan Club

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

1. First Ruritan Club Marker

Inscription. The first Ruritan Club was founded here in Holland, Va., on May 21, 1928. Ruritan is an organization of rural leaders striving through community service, fellowship and good will to make the rural community a better place in which to live.

Erected 1959 by Virginia State Library. (Marker Number U-127.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1898.

Location. 36° 40.883′ N, 76° 46.819′ W. Marker is in Suffolk, Virginia. It is in Holland. It is on Holland Road (Business U.S. 58) near Ruritan Blvd, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Suffolk VA 23437, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ruritan National Monument (a few steps from this marker); Nansemond County Training School (approx. 2.9 miles away); George Fox Monument (approx. 3.4 miles away); Somerton Friends Meeting (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Somerton Friends Meeting (approx. 3.4 miles away);

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Mount Sinai Baptist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Somerton Friends Meeting (approx. 4.6 miles away); John Beverley Rose (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Suffolk.

Also see . . .
1. Holland Ruritan Club History. (Submitted on October 21, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. Ruritan from Wikipedia. ... a service club located in small towns and rural areas in the United States. (Submitted on October 21, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

First Ruritan Club Marker, looking west at Business US 58 and Ruritan Blvd intersection image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

2. First Ruritan Club Marker, looking west at Business US 58 and Ruritan Blvd intersection

First Ruritan Club Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

3. First Ruritan Club Memorial

" Near this monument was founded the first Ruritan Club May 21, 1928 Holland Virginia "

First Ruritan Club Marker and Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

4. First Ruritan Club Marker and Memorial

First Ruritan Club Marker, looking back east along US 58, Holland Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

5. First Ruritan Club Marker, looking back east along US 58, Holland Road

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 892 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 28, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.