"Bacon's Castle"
This house was built by Arthur Allen in 1655. In Bacon's Rebellion, 1678, the house was seized by a party of rebels and fortified. On December 29, 1676, it was captured by sailors from a ship in the James River who were engaged in putting down the rebellion.
This house was built by Arthur Allen in 1655. In Bacon's Rebellion, 1678, the house was seized by a party of rebels and fortified. On December 29, 1676, it was captured by sailors from a ship in the James River who were engaged in putting down the rebellion.
Nathaniel Bacon Chapter's Podium
Nathaniel Bacon Chapter's Gavel
The following typewritten and laminated dedication is located
inside the podium and reads as follows:
"Made by the Reverend Bernard F. LeSueur and Mr. James T. Todd, husband of regent, 1975-1977, from a white oak tree called Allen's Oak at Bacon's Castle in Surry County approximately 300 years old and 100 feet tall.
Presented to Nathaniel Bacon Chapter, NSDAR,
February 1977."
Stained glass window showing full length image of Nathaniel Bacon.
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