Robert Hicks
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member showbizkid
N 36° 41.231 W 077° 32.532
18S E 272860 N 4063183
A marker about an earlier pioneer and soldier and the person who Hicksford (later Emporia) was named for. This marker was placed in 1997.
Waymark Code: WMN2K
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
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The marker reads:


ROBERT HICKS
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Robert Hicks was born about 1658. By the
1690s he lived at Fort Henry near Petersburg
and led traders to the Indians on the southern
frontier. About 1709 he moved here to the
future site of Hickford (present-day Emporia)
and became captain of the Surry County
Rangers, a frontier militia unit. He commanded
Fort Christanna from about 1714 to 1718. In
1722 he helped Virginia Lt. Gov. Alexander
Spotswood conclude a peace treaty with the
Iroquois in Albany, New York. He briefly
joined William Byrd II and his crew surveying
the Virginia-North Carolina boundary line in
1728. Hicks died nearby before 7 Feb 1739/40.


Marker Number: UM-49

Marker Title: Robert Hicks

Marker Location: U.S. 301 North in Emporia

County or Independent City: Emporia

Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources

Web Site: Not listed
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