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“The Bear and the Cub”
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By Beverly Pfingsten, April 20, 2008 | |
| | | 1. "The Bear and the Cub" Marker | | |
Inscription. Probable site of Fowkes’ Tavern where this first recorded play in English America was performed August 27, 1665.
Erected 1988 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number WY 18.)
Location. 37° 38.123′ N, 75° 48.364′ W. Marker is in Pungoteague, Virginia, in Accomack County. Marker is on Bobtown Road Rt 178 0.2 miles north of St. George Circle, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pungoteague VA 23422, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. A different marker also named “The Bear and the Cub” (approx. 2.7 miles away); Oak Grove Methodist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hopkins and Sons; Hopkins and Brothers (approx. 6 miles away); Historic Cemetery (approx. 6.1 miles away); Genl. Edmund R. Bagwell (approx. 6.1 miles away); World Wars I and II (approx. 6.1 miles away); Kerr Place (approx. 6.2 miles away); Occahannock (approx. 6.4 miles away).
Also see . . . Finding the site of the first play in English America. How this marker led to a two-year search for the facts surrounding this obscure event. The article, by Joel Eis, MFA, was originally posted on July 2, 2002. (Submitted on May 5, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
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By Mike Stroud, October 13, 2012 | |
| | | 2. “The Bear and the Cub” Marker, currently off its post | | |
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By Mike Stroud, October 13, 2012 | |
| | | 3. “The Bear and the Cub” Marker, looking north along Bobtown Road | | |
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By Mike Stroud, October 13, 2012 | |
| | | 4. “The Bear and the Cub” Marker, seen today | | |
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By Beverly Pfingsten, April 20, 2008 | |
| | | 5. Field where Fowkes' Tavern stood. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on May 4, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 820 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on May 4, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 27, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on May 4, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
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