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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBVQ_siege-of-suffolk_Suffolk-VA.html
The monument before you was erected in 1889 by Col. Thomas W. Smith in honor of his Confederate "comrades." Smith had served as a 2nd Lt. in the local unit, "Marion Rangers," which was assigned as Co. A, 16th Virginia Infantry, Mahone's Brigade, d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBVP_riddicks-folly_Suffolk-VA.html
The restored Greek Revival house before you is Riddick's Folly. It was constructed in 1837 by Mills Riddick, a grandson of local Revolutionary War hero Willis Riddick. Mill's contemporaries soon ridiculed the house and labeled the building "Riddic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17G_pig-point-battery_Suffolk-VA.html
In June 1861, Union Maj.Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, in order to clear a route for the capture of Suffolk, sought to neutralize the Confederate battery at Pig Point three miles north on the James River at the mouth of the Nansemond River. At 9:00 a.m.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM179_nansemond-county-virginia_Suffolk-VA.html
Area 423 Square MilesFormed in 1637 from New Norfolk County. It was first called Upper Norfolk County; but in 1642 it was named Nansemond for an Indian Tribe. Dismal Swamp is partly in this County.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14A_nansemond-indian-villages_Suffolk-VA.html
The principal villages of the Nansemond Indians stood just east of here on the Nansemond River. The Nansemonds fought frequently with the English colonists who arrived in 1607 as the Indians resisted the newcomers' attempts to occupy their village…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM149_dumpling-island_Suffolk-VA.html
The ceremonial heart of the Nansemond Indian district stood a mile east on Dumpling Island in the Nansemond River. In 1608, Capt. John Smith led colonists upriver to obtain corn from the Nansemonds, who attacked but were defeated and forced to fee…