Chuckatuck

Suffolk County · dedicated 2015 · Kings Hwy at intersection with Godwin Blvd

Nansemond Indians lived in this area when English colonists began patenting land here in the 1630s. An Anglican parish, a Quaker meeting, and a gristmill were established during the 17th century, and Chuckatuck emerged as a center of commerce at a busy colonial crossroads. In July 1781 British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton passed through after an extended raid in Southside Virginia. Union and Confederate forces skirmished here on 22 April and 3 May 1863. Two-term Virginia Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr. (1966-1970 and 1974-1978) was raised here. The Chuckatuck Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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