Rustic in Charles City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Piney Grove and E. A. Saunders

Photographed by Kathy Walker, August 11, 2007

1. Piney Grove and E. A. Saunders Marker

Inscription. Eight miles west on "The Old Main Road" is Piney Grove. The original portion, built ca. 1800 on Southall's Plantation, is a rare survival of Tidewater log architecture. Edmund Archer Saunders, a successful Richmond businessman, operated a store at Piney Grove between 1857 and 1874 when he sold it to Thomas Harwood. Saunders later returned to Charles City County and purchased Upper Shirley and Weyanoke plantations. Harwood enlarged the building for his home in 1910.

Erected 1983 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number V-23.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 37° 17.502′ N, 76° 55.989′ W. Marker is in Rustic, Virginia, in Charles City County. It is on John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 0.1 miles east of Willcox Neck Road (Route 623), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charles City VA 23030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow

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flies: Paspahegh Indians (a few steps from this marker); Sandy Point & Cherry Hall (approx. 2.1 miles away); Paspahegh (approx. 3.8 miles away); Wowinchapuncke (approx. 3.9 miles away); Sherwood Forest (approx. 4.1 miles away); Sturgeon Point & Kennons (approx. 4.1 miles away); Kennon's Landing (approx. 4.1 miles away); Fort Pocahontas (approx. 4.2 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mt. Zion & Rustic (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

John Tyler Memorial Highway (facing east). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 24, 2009

2. John Tyler Memorial Highway (facing east).

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,288 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 24, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. 2. submitted on October 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.