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Buckhorn Quarters

Southampton Pkwy, VA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 42' 28.950624", -77° 8' 32.684928"
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One mile north was the estate of Major Thomas Ridley. In the servile insurrection of August, 1831, the houses were fortified by faithful slaves and made a place of refuge for fugitive whites. In this vicinity Nat Turner, the leader of the insurrection, spent the night after his defeat near Courtland, August 23, 1831.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
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