Millers Tavern in Essex County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Bacon's Northern Force
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 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. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 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); Mount Pleasant (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bruington Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Hillsboro (approx. 5½ miles away); Apple Tree Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); Clark Home (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millers Tavern.
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.)
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 1,059 times since then and 12 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.