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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Dinwiddie County, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Dinwiddie County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Dinwiddie County, VA (162) Amelia County, VA (44) Brunswick County, VA (51) Chesterfield County, VA (231) Greensville County, VA (7) Nottoway County, VA (50) Petersburg Ind. City, VA (156) Prince George County, VA (60) Sussex County, VA (25)  DinwiddieCounty(162) Dinwiddie County (162)  AmeliaCounty(44) Amelia County (44)  BrunswickCounty(51) Brunswick County (51)  ChesterfieldCounty(231) Chesterfield County (231)  GreensvilleCounty(7) Greensville County (7)  NottowayCounty(50) Nottoway County (50)  (156) Petersburg (156)  PrinceGeorgeCounty(60) Prince George County (60)  SussexCounty(25) Sussex County (25)
Dinwiddie is the county seat for Dinwiddie County
Adjacent to Dinwiddie County, Virginia
      Amelia County (44)  
      Brunswick County (51)  
      Chesterfield County (231)  
      Greensville County (7)  
      Nottoway County (50)  
      Petersburg (156)  
      Prince George County (60)  
      Sussex County (25)  
 
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1 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Blackstone — Z-39 — Nottoway County / Dinwiddie County
On Cox Road (U.S. 460) 0.8 miles east of Rocky Hill Road (Virginia Route 153), on the right when traveling east.
2 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Burgess — S-63 — Battle of Hatcher’s Run5-7 February 1865
On Dabney Mill Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling east.
3 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Burgess — Brigadier General John Pegram
On Dabney Mill Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling east.
4 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Burgess — The Battle of Hatcher’s RunFighting Around Dabney’s Sawmill, February 6-7, 1865
On Dabney Mill Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling east.
5 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Burgess — The Battle of Hatcher’s RunTo Cut the Remaining Supply Lines, February 5-7, 1865
On Dabney Mill Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling east.
6 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Church Road — "Among my gallant officers…":Colonel Thomas Munford — Petersburg National Battlefield —
On Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 627) 0.5 miles north of White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling north.
7 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Church Road — "Hold Five Forks at all hazards…"General R.E. Lee — Petersburg National Battlefield —
On Courthouse Road (Route 627) at White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling south on Courthouse Road.
8 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Church Road — Battle of Five Forks
On White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613) at Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 627), on the left when traveling west on White Oak Road.
9 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Church Road — K-307 — Battle of Five Forks
On Cox Road at Courthouse Road, on the right when traveling west on Cox Road.
10 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Church Road — Crawford's SweepPetersburg National Battlefield — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 627) 0.5 miles north of White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling north.
11 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Church Road — Digging In
On White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling west on White Oak Road. Reported permanently removed.
12 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Church Road — Five Forks Battlefield
On White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613), on the left when traveling west.
13 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dewitt — S-85 — Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (1818-1907)
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Karla Drive, on the left when traveling south on Boydton Plank Road.
14 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — "Advanced…repulsed…charged again…"Petersburg National Battlefield
Near Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 627) 0.5 miles south of White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling south.
15 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — "I was exceeding anxious to attack at once…"Petersburg National Battlefield — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 627) 0.5 miles east of White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling west.
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16 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — A Final Stand
On White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613), on the left when traveling west.
17 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — Attack on the Angle
On White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling west.
18 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
On Sycamore Drive, 0.1 miles south of Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling south.
19 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — S-62 — Campaign of 1781
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Gatewood Road, on the right when traveling north on Boydton Plank Road. Reported permanently removed.
20 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — S-62 — Campaign of 1781
On Gatewood Road (Virginia Route 656) at Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south on Gatewood Road.
21 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — S-56 — Chamberlain's Bed
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles north of Gatewood Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
22 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — Death of PegramPetersburg National Battlefield — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling west.
23 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — Dinwiddie Confederate Monument
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 619), on the left when traveling south on Boydton Plank Road.
24 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — Dinwiddie Court HouseTurning North — Wilson-Kautz Raid —
On Sycamore Drive at Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling south on Sycamore Drive.
25 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — S-54 — Dinwiddie Courthouse
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles Sycamore Drive, on the right when traveling south.
26 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — S-95 — Dinwiddie Normal Industrial School(Southside High School)
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Southside Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Boydton Plank Road.
27 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — 17 — Early Education in Dinwiddie CountyDinwiddie, Virginia — Dinwiddie County
Near Sycamore Drive at Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1). Reported permanently removed.
28 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — DN3 — Early Education in Dinwiddie CountyDinwiddie, Virginia — Dinwiddie County —
On Sycamore Drive at Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling south on Sycamore Drive.
29 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — S-42 — Gravelly Run Quaker Meeting House
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Quaker Road, on the right when traveling south on Boydton Plank Road.
30 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — S-80 — Quaker Road Engagement29 March 1865
On Quaker Road (Virginia Route 660) 1 mile south of U.S. 1, on the left when traveling south.
31 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — S-46 — Raceland
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Quaker Road, on the right when traveling south on Boydton Plank Road.
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32 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — S-45 — Scott's Law Office
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles south of Sycamore Drive, on the right when traveling south.
33 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — Siege of Petersburg — The Linchpin is PulledMarch 29 - April 1, 1865 Five Forks Campaign — Petersburg National Battlefield —
Near Courthouse Road, 0.6 miles south of White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling south.
34 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — DN4 — Southside High SchoolDinwiddie, Virginia — Dinwiddie County —
On Eastview Drive at Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west on Eastview Drive.
35 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — The Battle of Five ForksPetersburg National Battlefield
On White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613) at Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 627), on the right when traveling east on White Oak Road.
36 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — The Siege of PetersburgPetersburg National Battlefield Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 627) 0.6 miles south of White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling south.
37 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — The Union Cavalry Attacks
On Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 627), on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
38 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — K-337 — The War of 1812 / Winfield Scott
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Boydton Plank Road.
39 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — S-55 — Vaughan Road
On Carson Road at Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling west on Carson Road.
40 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Ford — Ford's DepotThe Destruction Begins — Wilson-Kautz Raid —
On Baltimore Road at Zion Road, on the right when traveling north on Baltimore Road.
41 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, McKenney — K-321 — Birthplace of Roger Atkinson Pryor
On McKenney Highway (Virginia Route 40) at Old White Oak Road (Virginia Route 610), on the right on McKenney Highway.
42 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, McKenney — K-303 — Butterwood Chapel
On Darvills Road (Virginia Route 40) at Zilles Road (Virginia Route 642), on the right when traveling east on Darvills Road.
43 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, McKenney — S-69 — Darvills School
On Gills Bridge Road, 0.1 miles south of Whitmore Road (Virginia Route 651), on the left when traveling south.
44 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, McKenney — S-86 — Origins of 4-H in Virginia
On McKenney Highway (Virginia Route 40) at Old White Oak Road (County Route 610), on the right when traveling west on McKenney Highway.
45 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, McKenney — K-304 — Sallie Jones Atkinson1860-1943
On McKenney Highway (Virginia Route 40) at Old White Oak Road (Virginia Route 610), on the right when traveling west on McKenney Highway. Reported missing.
46 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, McKenney — S-40 — Sapony Episcopal Church
On Shippings Road (Virginia Route 709) at McKenney Highway (Virginia Route 40), on the right when traveling north on Shippings Road.
47 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — “A Determination That Knew No Such Word as Fail”The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
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48 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — “A Great Struggle is Now Impending”The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
49 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — “Our Line of Battle was so Thin”The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
50 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — “The Cannons’ Flashes Lit Up the Terrible Scene”The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670) 1 mile east of Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling south.
51 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — “The Strongest Line of Works Ever Constructed”The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
52 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — “We Fought Desperately”The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
53 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — 1st Lieutenant Evander McNair RobesonThe Breakthrough — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
54 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — 1st Lieutenant Octavius Augustus WigginsThe Breakthrough — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
55 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — A Mysterious Historic FeatureThe Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
56 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — A.P. Hill Death Site
Near Sentry Hill Court.
57 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — A.P. Hill Memorial
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Duncan Road (County Route 670), on the left when traveling west on Boydton Plank Road.
58 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — After the Breakthrough: April 2, 1865The Banks House — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Hofheimer Way, on the left when traveling south.
59 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Battlefield TerrainThe Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
60 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Brother vs. BrotherThe Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
61 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — S-51 — Burgess Mill
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.3 miles north of White Oak Road, on the right when traveling north.
62 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — S-48 — Cattle (Beefsteak) Raid
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at White Oak Road, on the right when traveling north on Boydton Plank Road.
63 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — I-6 — Central State Hospital
On West Washington Street (U.S. 1) at 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Washington Street. Reported permanently removed.
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64 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — I-6 — Central State Hospital
On West Washington Street (U.S. 1) at 7th Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Washington Street.
65 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — S-98 — Central State Hospital Cemetery
On 7th Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Accomac Street, on the right when traveling south.
66 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Confederate Fort Gregg
On Seventh Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
67 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — S-82 — Confederate Fort Whitworth
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Albemarle Street, on the right when traveling north on Boydton Plank Road.
68 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Confederate Winter HutsThe Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
69 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Confederate Winter QuartersThe Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
70 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — S-47 — Edge Hill
On West Washington Street (U.S. 1) at Boydton Plank Road (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west on West Washington Street.
71 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Field FortificationsThe Military Encampment — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
72 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Fighting At Reams StationStruggles for the Railroad
On Reams Drive (Virginia Route 606) 0.1 miles west of Halifax Road (Virginia Route 604), on the right when traveling west.
73 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — First Man Over the WorksThe Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
74 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Fort Conahey
On Flank Road, on the right when traveling west.
75 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Fort Gregg
On Seventh Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
76 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — S-50 — Hatcher's Run
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.3 miles north of White Oak Road, on the right when traveling north.
77 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Hatcher's Run BattlefieldsBoydton Plank Road & South Side Railroad
On Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670) 0.6 miles south of Wheaton Road (Virginia Route 674), on the right when traveling south.
78 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Hatcher's Run BattlefieldsThe Federal Attack, October 27, 1864
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670) 0.6 miles south of Wheaton Road (Virginia Route 674), on the right when traveling south.
79 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Hatcher's Run BattlefieldsUsing the Terrain
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670) 0.6 miles south of Wheaton Road (Virginia Route 674), on the right when traveling south.
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80 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Hatcher's Run BattlefieldsConfederate Fortifications
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670) 0.6 miles south of Wheaton Road (Virginia Route 674), on the right when traveling south.
81 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — History of the Banks HouseThe Banks House — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Hofheimer Way, on the left when traveling south.
82 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Kitchen and Servants HallTudor Hall Plantation
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
83 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Kitchen GardenTudor Hall Plantation
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
84 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Lane’s North Carolina Brigade
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670) 0.5 miles south of Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling south.
85 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Lieutenant Colonel George B. DamonThe Breakthrough — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
86 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Lieutenant Colonel Ronald A. KennedyThe Breakthrough — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
87 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — McGowan’s South Carolina BrigadeThe Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
88 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — North Carolina
Near Reams Drive (County Route 606) at Halifax Road (County Route 604), on the right when traveling west.
89 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — ObstructionsThe Military Encampment — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles south of Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
90 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Pamplin Historical ParkThe Bivouac Monument
Near Duncan Road.
91 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War SoldierLee's Retreat — April 2, 1865 —
On Boydon Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left on Boydon Plank Road.
92 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Petersburg BattlefieldsLife between the Picket Lines
Near Church Road (Virginia Route 672) at Flank Road, on the left when traveling north.
93 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Petersburg BattlefieldsContested Ground
Near Church Road (Virginia Route 627) at Flank Road, on the left when traveling north.
94 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Petersburg BattlefieldsThe Union Line
Near Church Road (Virginia Route 672) at Flank Road, on the left when traveling north.
95 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Petersburg BattlefieldsThe Campaign for Petersburg
Near Church Road (Virginia Route 672) at Flank Road, on the right when traveling south.
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96 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Petersburg BattlefieldsThe Campaign for Petersburg
Near Church Road (Virginia Route 672) at Flank Road, on the right when traveling south.
97 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Petersburg BattlefieldsThe Confederate Picket Line
Near Church Road (Virginia Route 672) at Flank Road, on the right when traveling south.
98 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Petersburg BattlefieldsBattle of Jones Farm, March 25, 1865
Near Church Road (Virginia Route 672) at Flank Road, on the right when traveling south.
99 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Petersburg BattlefieldsThe Sixth Corps Poised for Attack, April 2, 1865
Near Church Road (Virginia Route 672) at Flank Road, on the right when traveling south.
100 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — Petersburg BattlefieldsThe Final Petersburg Offensive
Near Church Road (Virginia Route 672) at Flank Road, on the right when traveling south.

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