Bermuda Hundred Today
The principal port for the Upper James River Customs District, which included Richmond and Petersburg, saw the arrival of thousands of Africans during the eighteenth century. Today, there is nothing at the site that indicates its significance in the history of slavery in VirginiaThe marker placed in the 1930s by the DAR.
There is no mention of slavery on its inscription.
The "Civil War Trails" marker, placed in the 1990s.
Another view. The depression marking the old road down to the river is clearly visible.
View of the landward road. Thousands of slaves were marched along this road inland.
The Upper James River in 1751
(from the Fry-Jefferson Map)
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