English Settlement on Gray's Creek

English Settlement on Gray's Creek (HM14Y)

Location: Spring Grove, VA 23881 Surry County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 8.037', W 76° 53.166'

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English settlement along Gray's Creek began by 1609 when Capt. John Smith ordered a defensive fortification built on the tidal creek opposite Jamestown. Though the English did not finish construction the fort (known as Smith's Fort) and soon abandoned it, an earthwork remains on a high bluff overlooking Gray's Creek. It is believed that Thomas Rolfe, the only child of John Rolfe and Pocahontas, inherited his father's patent along this creek. The stream was named Smith's Fort Creek and the Rolfe's Creek. By 1648 it became known as Gray's Creek for Thomas Gray, who had patented land at the mouth of the creek.
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HM NumberHM14Y
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Marker NumberK-319
Year Placed2004
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 3:14pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 332468 N 4111397
Decimal Degrees37.13395000, -76.88610000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 8.037', W 76° 53.166'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 8' 2.22" N, 76° 53' 9.96" W
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Area Code(s)757, 804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2554-2718 VA-10, Spring Grove VA 23881, US
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