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

Jamestown Ferry

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 1, 2014

1. Jamestown Ferry Marker

Inscription. Near this site on February 26, 1925, the ferry Captain John Smith began the first automobile ferry service crossing the James River. Captain Albert F. Jester was the inaugurator and owner/operator until it was sold to the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1945. This ferry system provided an important link for the Maine-to-Florida traveler through Surry County to Jamestown Island, the site of the first permanent English settlement in America.

Erected 1987 by Department of Conservation Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-301.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • 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 February 1634.

Location. 37° 11.047′ N, 76° 47.14′ W. Marker is in Surry, Virginia, in Surry County. It is at the intersection of Rolfe Highway (Virginia Route 31) and Riverview Drive ( Route 649), on the right when traveling north on Rolfe Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16289 Rolfe Hwy, Surry VA 23883, United States

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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,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jackson Home 1620s (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Jamestown Riverfront 1630-1690 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fences and Livestock (approx. 1.7 miles away); A Campsite pre-1607 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Row Houses (approx. 1.7 miles away); Efforts of a Virginia Tradesman 1670s (approx. 1.7 miles away); Colonial Highway (approx. 1.7 miles away); Interpreting Jamestown (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Jamestown-Scotland Ferry. Virginia Department

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 1, 2014

2. Jamestown Ferry Marker

of Transportation (Submitted on September 2, 2014.)

2. Jamestown Ferry. Wikipedia (Submitted on September 2, 2014.)

<i>Williamsburg</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 1, 2014

3. Williamsburg

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 819 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.