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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Stony Creek
Stony Creek, Virginia and Vicinity
▶ Sussex County (22) ▶ Dinwiddie County (128) ▶ Greensville County (5) ▶ Prince George County (32) ▶ Southampton County (24) ▶ Surry County (33)
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| On Blue Star Highway (U.S. 301) at Lee Avenue (State Highway 40), on the right when traveling south on Blue Star Highway. |
| | In 1864, supplies for Lee's army were
carted from the Weldon Railroad here
to Petersburg. Here the Union Cavalryman,
Wilson, returning from his raid in Burkeville,
fought an action with Lee's cavalry, June 28-29,
1864. The place was raided by . . . — — Map (db m7752) HM |
| On Comans Well Road (Virginia Route 642) at Tyus Lane, on the right when traveling west on Comans Well Road. |
| | Site of
Jones Chapel
Methodist Church
Organized 1777 – Closed 1926
The 16th Virginia Annual Conference
was held here in 1799. The Reverend
Jesse Lee presided due to the
illness of Bishop Asbury.
A great revival was . . . — — Map (db m39793) HM |
| On Blue Star Highway (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Several important river crossings took place
over the Nottoway River during two wars.
Revolutionary War cavalry commander Lt.Col.
John Graves Simcoe led British forces across
the river in this area on 11 May 1781, as he
rode south to join Gen. . . . — — Map (db m7821) HM |
| On Concord Sappony Road 0.1 miles south of Sussex Drive (Virginia Route 40), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Sappony Baptist Church, originally called Sappony Meeting House, was erected here in 1773. It was a part of the Kehukee Association, which consisted of churches in North Carolina and Virginia. In 1791, these associations divided along state lines . . . — — Map (db m18852) HM |
| On Sussex Drive (Virginia Route 40) at Concord Sappony Road, on the left when traveling west on Sussex Drive. |
| | In June 1864, to deny Gen. Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side R.R. and the Richmond and Danville R.R., Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent Gen. James H. Wilson and Gen. August V. Kautz south of Petersburg on a cavalry raid to destoy track and rolling . . . — — Map (db m18841) HM |
| On Sussex Drive (Virginia Route 40) 0.3 miles east of Flatfoot Road (Virginia Route 626), on the left when traveling east. |
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(obverse)
Sussex County
Area 515 Square Miles
Formed in 1753 from Surry, and named for an English county. Cornwallis passed through this county in 1781.
(reverse)
Dinwiddie County
Area 521 Square Miles . . . — — Map (db m69937) HM |
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