020-0123

Point of Rocks

VLR Listing Date

12/01/2004

NRHP Listing Date

03/10/2005

NRHP Reference Number

05000134
DHR's Virginia Board of Historic Resources easement

Point of Rocks in southern Chesterfield County takes its name from a nearby 60-foot-high sandstone cliff projecting into the Port Walthall Channel of the Appomattox River. The house was built circa 1840 and is a well-preserved, unique, one-story dwelling on a stone foundation. The Point of Rocks property served as an excellent observation point during the Civil War for the Union Army’s General Benjamin F. Butler and also was the site of a hospital constructed for Union troops.

Last Updated: April 21, 2024

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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark

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