Sturgeon Creek
A branch of the Nottoway, named for the huge fish once caught in it. William Byrd, returning from the expedition to survey the Virginia-North Carolina boundary line, camped on this stream in November, 1729.
1948 text, presented as a historical document.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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