Dunnsville in Essex County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Rappahannock Industrial Academy
1902 - 1948
Photographed by Kevin W., July 11, 2012
1. Site of Rappahannock Industrial Academy Marker
Southside Rappahannock Baptist Association
Education - The Hope of a Glorious Future
Original Trustees
Erected 1982.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.
Location. 37° 50.379′ N, 76° 48.154′ W. Marker is in Dunnsville, Virginia, in Essex County. It is on Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17) near Boston Road (Virginia Route 610), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dunnsville VA 22454, 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: Old Folks Home (a few steps from this marker); Rappahannock Industrial Academy (a few steps from this marker); Angel Visit Baptist Church (approx. Ύ mile away); Fort Lowry - Camp Byron (approx. 1.7 miles away); Thomas Washington Lynched (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fort Lowry (approx. 3.8 miles away); Mann Meeting House
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Also see . . .
1. Rappahannock Industrial Academy. Wikipedai (Submitted on July 14, 2012, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
2. Gateposts Mark Spot Where Academy Stood. This article by Louise Gray was published in Hampton's Daily Press on August 05, 1992. (Submitted on July 14, 2012, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
3. RI Academy alumni to hold banquet meeting. (Submitted on July 14, 2012, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
Photographed by Kevin W., July 11, 2012
2. Site of Rappahannock Industrial Academy Marker
1902 - 1948
Photographed by Kevin W., July 11, 2012
3. Site of Rappahannock Industrial Academy Marker
1902 - 1948
Photographed by Kevin W., July 11, 2012
4. Site of Rappahannock Industrial Academy Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., July 11, 2012
5. Site of Rappahannock Industrial Academy Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., July 11, 2012
6. Sign on the entrance gateposts for the Rappahannock Industrial Academy
1902 - 1948
Presented by
Class of 1929
Photographed by Kevin W., July 11, 2012
7. Entrance gateposts for the Rappahannock Industrial Academy
Photographed by Bessida Cauthorne White, March 20, 2025
8. Rappahannock Industrial Academy Marker and Old Folks Home historical highway markers
October 21, 2025
9. Rappahannock Industrial Academy Memorial
memorial revised in 2024 with pictures repaired
Photographed by Michael C. Gresham
10. Rappahannock Industrial Academy Berkley Hall Sign
Memorial revised in 2024 with picture of Berkley Hall repaired.
Photographed by Bessida Cauthorne White
11. Rappahannock Industrial Academy Towles Hall Sign
memorial revised in 2024 with picture of Towles Hall repaired
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2012, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,557 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on January 26, 2022, by Bessida Cauthorne White of Jamaica, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 14, 2012, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 8. submitted on October 20, 2025, by Bessida Cauthorne White of Jamaica, Virginia. 9, 10. submitted on October 21, 2025, by Bessida Cauthorne White of Jamaica, Virginia. 11. submitted on October 27, 2025, by Bessida Cauthorne White of Jamaica, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
