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Historical Markers in Dendron, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Surry 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 Surry County, VA (59) Charles City County, VA (92) Isle of Wight County, VA (74) James City County, VA (272) Newport News Ind. City, VA (311) Prince George County, VA (85) Southampton County, VA (76) Sussex County, VA (28)  SurryCounty(59) Surry County (59)  CharlesCityCounty(92) Charles City County (92)  IsleofWightCounty(74) Isle of Wight County (74)  JamesCityCounty(272) James City County (272)  NewportNews(311) Newport News (311)  PrinceGeorgeCounty(85) Prince George County (85)  SouthamptonCounty(76) Southampton County (76)  SussexCounty(28) Sussex County (28)
Surry is the county seat for Surry County
Dendron is in Surry County
Surry County (59)  ►
ADJACENT TO SURRY COUNTY
Charles City County (92)  ►
Isle of Wight County (74)  ►
James City County (272)  ►
Newport News (311)  ►
Prince George County (85)  ►
Southampton County (76)  ►
Sussex County (28)  ►
 
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1 ► Virginia, Surry County, Dendron — Christian Church —
This monument marks the site of the Lebanon Church where the founders of the Christian Church had declared for religious liberty and accepted the Bible as their only creed. On August 4, 1794, adopted the name Christian to the exclusion of . . . — — Map (db m301699) HM
2 ► Virginia, Surry County, Dendron — K-236 — Organization of the Christian Church —
Late in the 18th century, arguments over governance threatened to split the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev. James O'Kelly, leader of a group that disputed the authority of bishops, withdrew from the church's General Conference in 1792. After . . . — — Map (db m301700) HM
3 ► Virginia, Surry County, Dendron — K-282 — Surry Lumber Company —
The Surry Lumber Company, chartered in 1885, was among the largest producers of yellow pine lumber on the East Coast. Here at Mussel Fork Plantation, the company constructed sawmills, box mills, dry kilns, employee housing, and a commissary. The . . . — — Map (db m103871) HM
4 ► Virginia, Surry County, Dendron — K-283 — Surry, Sussex & Southampton Railway —
The Surry Lumber Company began constructing the main line of its narrow-gauge Surry, Sussex & Southampton Railway in 1886. Eventually extending 28 miles, the line began at Scotland Wharf on the James River, continued to the sawmill complex here at . . . — — Map (db m103872) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Oct. 10, 2026