Jordan's Point
Five miles north on James River. There, in 1619, Samuel Jordan James established a place, Jordan's Jorney. Near there, in April, 1676, the settlers in arms against the Indians chose Bacon as their leader. The Revolutionary leader, Richard Bland, had his home there, and near by the great agriculturist, Edmund Ruffin, lived.
1948 text, presented as a historical document.
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Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)
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