Surry, Sussex & Southampton Railway

Surry County · dedicated 2015 · Route 31, north of intersection with 1st Church St., in Dendron

The Surry Lumber Company began constructing the main line of its narrow-gauge Surry, Sussex & Southampton Railway in 1886. Eventually extending 28 miles, the line began at Scotland Wharf on the James River, continued to the sawmill complex here at Dendron, ran southwest to Wakefield (where it crossed the Norfolk & Western Railroad), and terminated at Dory, a logging camp in Southampton County. At its peak, the SS&S operated at least 100 miles of track, including branches in Isle of Wight and Prince George Counties. The railway, which carried mail and passengers as well as lumber, ceased operations in July 1930.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Example

under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s

what this marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years here

From one family's 77-marker roster

Upload your family tree and TreeAlive finds the markers near where your own ancestors lived.

See your family's markers

Start with a tree file, a FamilySearch sign in, or a WikiTree ID.

Report a problem with this page

The marker isn't at this spotOur pin may be off. If you know where it stands, tell us.I couldn't find the markerWe record what the source recorded. We have not been to look.The sign reads differentlyThat would be an error, and we can pass it to the program.The historical map looks wrongThe period map behind the pin, not the marker itself.Something else

We may pass what you report to the state's marker program. Please don't include personal details.

Marker program managed by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

Surry, Sussex & Southampton Railway

More markers nearby