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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO3B_isle-of-wight-county-confederate-monument_Smithfield-VA.html
1861-1865Confederate Dead
Isle of Wight's loving tribute,to her heroes of 1861 to 1865."They bravely foughtThey bravely fellThey wore the grayThey wore it well"
"Bright were the lives they gave for us; The land they struggled to save for usW…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO1K_boykins-tavern_Smithfield-VA.html
Boykin's Tavern is a rare surviving example of the hostelries once common in Virginia courthouse complexes, where they offered food and accommodations for people attending court. The original structure was built in the late 18th century for Maj. F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO16_old-isle-of-wight-courthouse_Smithfield-VA.html
Smithfield served as the county seat from 1752 to 1801. The Old Isle of Wight Courthouse was built in 1752. Constructed by William Rand, it is one of Virginia's few surviving colonial structures and is notable for having a semicircular apse with a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO0C_fort-huger_Smithfield-VA.html
(prelude)In April 1862, Union forces under Gen. George B. McClellan began a major campaign to capture Richmond, marching west from Fort Monroe up the Peninsula between the York and James Rivers toward the Confederate capital. A Confederate army ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC8W_old-town_Smithfield-VA.html
Half a mile north, stood the Warrascoyack Indian village. Captain John Smith obtained corn there for the starving colonists in 1608. The Warrascoyacks took part in the massacre of 1622 and their village was destroyed in 1623. In 1680, Old Town was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC8K_fort-huger_Smithfield-VA.html
Shells have been found in amazing quantities along this area of the river. The Indians who lived beside the saltwater stretches of river did not have tuckahoe and other freshwater plants to sustain them in poor crop years, when shellfish likely be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC8H_welcome-to-fort-boykin-historic-park_Smithfield-VA.html
Fort Boykin was named after Francis Marshall Boykin who was a Virginia state senator, general in the state militia and owner of the property on which the fort was built. The topography at Fort Boykin provided the best possible location for monitor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC80_fort-huger_Smithfield-VA.html
One mile northeast, at Hardy's Bluff on Lawne's Neck, existed Fort Huger, a Civil War earthen fortification. Virginia State Engineer Col. Andrew Talcott authorized this and other forts to block any Union naval advance up the James River to Richmon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM223_saint-lukes-church_Smithfield-VA.html
Saint Luke's ChurchMother Church ofWarrasquyoakenow Isle of Wight County
The earliest original Gothic architecture structure in the United States of America1632
An unique bridge between our civilization and the rich culture of medievil Europe
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16J_fort-boykin-historic-park_Smithfield-VA.html
The Warraskoyack Indians had a town south ofFort Boykin in the vicinity of Tormentor Creek andanother on Jones Creek near the mouth of thePagan River. John Smith stayed with them on his 1608mission to Powhatan's residence on the York River andon a…