Meherrin History
Meherrin River was named for an Iroquoian tribe of Indians that long dwelt in this region. In 1669, there were about 200 of them. William Byrd, on his "Journey to the Land of Eden," crossed the river near here, September 13, 1733.
1948 text, presented as a historical document.
Many of these markers have since been replaced or their texts revised. The marker program and its current texts are maintained by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Virginia Department of Historic Resources ↗
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Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)
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