Alberta in Brunswick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Sturgeon Creek
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 5, 2013
1. Sturgeon Creek Marker
Erected 2009 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number S-60.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1729.
Location. 36° 52.937′ N, 77° 49.855′ W. Marker is in Alberta, Virginia, in Brunswick County. It is on Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles north of Poor House Road (County Route 642), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alberta VA 23821, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Virginia, specifically in the Piedmont, and in Southside 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ebenezer Academy (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Brunswick Courthouse (approx. 5½ miles away); Fort Christanna (approx. 5½ miles away); Nellie Pratt Russell (approx. 5½ miles away); Southside Virginia Community College (approx. 5.6 miles away); Rev. Jesse C. Byrd D.D.
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Other markers no longer nearby. Old Brunswick Courthouse (was approx. 5½ miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Southside Virginia Community College (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 5, 2013
2. Boydton Plank Road (facing south)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 5, 2013
3. Sturgeon Creek (downstream)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 5, 2013
4. Sturgeon Creek (upstream)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,398 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 6, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
