Millers Tavern in Essex County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Bacon's Northern Force

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

1. Bacon's Northern Force Marker

Inscription. At Piscataway, near here, the northern followers of Bacon the Rebel assembled in 1676. On July 10, 1676, an action was fought with Governor Berkeley's supporters, some of whom were killed and wounded. Several houses were burned. Passing here, the rebels marched south to the Pamunkey River, where they joined their leader, Bacon.

Erected 1929 by Conservation Development Commission. (Marker Number O-23.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • 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 July 1764.

Location. 37° 49.753′ N, 76° 57.018′ W. Marker is in Millers Tavern, Virginia, in Essex County. It is on US 360, on the right when traveling west. Marker is near the King & Queen County line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Millers Tavern VA 23115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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: Mattaponi Indian Town (here, next to this marker); King and Queen County / Essex County (a few steps from this marker); Mt. Zion Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Bruington Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Hillsboro

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(approx. 5½ miles away); Apple Tree Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); Clark Home (approx. 5.7 miles away); State Fish Hatchery (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millers Tavern.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mount Pleasant (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . On the Road in Essex County - O-23 Bacon’s Northern Force. 2019 article by Zorine Shjirley in the River Country News. Excerpt:

These factors led to the belief that, with the profits to be gained, Governor Berkeley was taking the side of the Native Americans, which left the colonists leaderless. Nathaniel Bacon who burst onto the scene had come from the wealthier classes, but he still took up the cause of the poorer planters. Several attempts to encourage the governor to take their plight seriously, including a list of demands that would be fair to the colonists, were dismissed. Rebuffed, Bacon and a band of rebels burned the capital, Jamestown, on September 19, 1676, and left the territory in ruin. The governor fled to England fearing for his life

(Submitted on September 17, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.)

Richmond Tappahannock Highway (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 6, 2009

2. Richmond Tappahannock Highway (facing west)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,335 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on December 8, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.