Eppes Island

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Eppes Island
Dirt roads on Eppes Island.jpg
Nearest city Hopewell, Virginia
NRHP reference No. 69000337 [1]
VLR No.018-0033
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1969
Designated VLRMay 13, 1969 [2]

Eppes Island, also known as Shirley Hundred Island, is a 292 acre island and a historic home and archaeological site near Hopewell, Charles City County, Virginia. [3] The island was originally settled as part of Shirley Hundred Plantation. The island contains five 17th century sites, two 18th century sites and one dwelling dated to about 1790. [4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. [1]

As of November 2024, it is still privately owned by the Eppes family, registered under Richard and Tara Eppes and designated as agricultural land. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Charles City County Property Appraiser Property Record Card; Map # 47 3" (PDF). Charles City County Parcel Viewer. November 22, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eppes Island" (PDF). Archived from the original on June 15, 2025. and Accompanying photo
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