On Maherrin Road (Virginia Route 35) south of Cross Keys Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
On the night of 21-22 August 1831, Nat Turner, a slave preacher, began an insurrection some seven miles west with a band that grew to about 70. They moved northeast toward the Southampton County seat, Jerusalem (now Courtland), killing about 60 . . . — — Map (db m305420) HM
On Southampton Pkwy (U.S. 58) near Buckhorn Quarter Road, on the right when traveling west.
One mile north was
the estate of Major Thomas Ridley. In the
servile insurrection of August, 1831, the
houses were fortified by faithful slaves
and made a place of refuge for fugitive whites.
In this vicinity Nat Turner, the leader of
. . . — — Map (db m48527) HM
On Heritage Lane east of Linden Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
A work in progress - The Nat Turner Era
Donated to the Southampton County Historical Society by Jack and Ina Gee Pittman.
Its historical significance in our county history: The last house on the insurrection scene in which anyone was . . . — — Map (db m60734) HM
