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

Historic Point of Rocks

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 24, 2014

1. Historic Point of Rocks Marker

Inscription. From May 1864 until the end of the Civil War in April 1865, this land was the site of a large hospital for Federal troops who fought in the Bermuda Hundred Campaign and the Siege of Petersburg. Historic Point of Rocks is within the historic boundary of the Ware Bottom Church Battlefield.

The site has been preserved through the efforts of the family of Thomas and Evelyn Cox, the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, the Committee for the Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War in Chesterfield County and the Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation.

The property was preserved with the help of a Federal Grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund administered by the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program.

Funding was also provided by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors whose support was vital in the preservation of this historic property.

Erected 2014 by Chesterfield County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1865.

Location. 37° 19.436′ N, 77° 20.299′ W. Marker is in Enon, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is at the intersection of Enon Church Road (Virginia Route

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746) and Point of Rocks Road, on the left when traveling west on Enon Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chester VA 23836, 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 walking distance of this marker: Crimean Ovens (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Historic Point of Rocks (approx. ¼ mile away); The Strachan House (approx. ¼ mile away); Pontoon Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); The United States Submarine Propeller Alligator (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Appomattox River Raid, June 26-28, 1862 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Point of Rocks Hospital (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nurses at Point of Rocks Hospital (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enon.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 24, 2014

2. Historic Point of Rocks Marker

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 24, 2014

3. Historic Point of Rocks Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 887 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.