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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM151_fort-boykin_Smithfield-VA.html
True Southerners Do and Dare. The 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Directly in front of you is the entrance to Fort Boykin. Originally built in 1623 to protect the colonists against "Spaniards by sea and Indians by land" and called "The Castle," the fort …
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Surry CountySurry County, named for the county of Surrey in England, was formed from James City County about 1652. The Quiyoughcohannocks, whose villages were primarily situated in present-day Surry County, were among the first Virginia Indians th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14H_wrenns-mill_Smithfield-VA.html
Wrenn's Mill stood south of here on Pagan Creek. A mill powered by water for grinding grain existed there before 1685, when Thomas Green bequeathed it to his wife. The mill was referred to as Little Mill and Green's Mill before Charles Wrenn obtai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14G_basses-choice_Smithfield-VA.html
In Nov. 1621, Capt. Nathaniel Basse received a grant of 300 acres of land, now known as Basse's Choice, located nearby. It was one of the first English settlements in Isle of Wight County, though humans had lived there more than 5000 years. On Mar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14F_bennetts-plantation_Smithfield-VA.html
By Nov. 1621, Edward Bennett had obtained a patent from the Virginia Company to establish Bennett's Plantation, also known as Warrascoyack and Bennett's Welcome. By Feb. 1622, the Sea Flower arrived with the first residents and they began settling…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14E_smithfield_Smithfield-VA.html
The town was established in 1752. The Masonic Hall was built in 1753. Benedict Arnold occupied the town, January 15, 1781. At Cherry Grove Landing near by, skirmishing took place on April 13-15, 1864, and the Confederates made a daring capture of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14C_benns-church_Smithfield-VA.html
This Methodist Church was known in 1804 as Benn's Chapel. Bishop Asbury preached here in 1804.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14B_isle-of-wright-county-nansemond-county_Smithfield-VA.html
Isle of Wright County. Area 314 Square Miles.One of the original Shires formed in 1634. Its name was at first Warrascoyack, changed in 1637 to Isle of Wrigth. Of the oldest churches in the United States is in this County.
Nansemond County. Area…