Hague in Westmoreland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Richard Henry Lee’s Grave
Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009
1. Richard Henry Lee’s Grave Marker
Erected 1959 by Virginia State Library. (Marker Number JT-6.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is June 19, 1794.
Location. 38° 4.205′ N, 76° 38.799′ W. Marker is in Hague, Virginia, in Westmoreland County. Marker is at the intersection of Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) and Coles Point Road (County Route 612), on the right when traveling east on Cople Highway. It is across from the public library. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hague VA 22469, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Burnt House Field (a few steps from this marker); Lee Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Zion Baptist Church
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Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009
2. Two Markers on Route 202 at Route 612 North
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015
3. Richard Henry Lee
This 1795-1805 portrait of Richard Henry Lee by Charles Willson Peale hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, in Washington, DC.
“On June 7, 1776, it fell to Richard Henry Lee, delegate from Virginia at the Second Continental Congress, to offer the resolution that ‘these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.’
Lee was a tobacco planter and a seasoned member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. An aristocrat with an innate sense of his natural rights, Lee had long fought England's attempts to undermine colonial liberties. From the time he first came to Congress, he had used his powerful oratory to unite his colleagues in resistance to British tyranny. Absent in Virginia (where he was helping with the formation of a new state government) when his resolution was adopted on July 2, Lee later returned to sign the Declaration of Independence.” — National Portrait Gallery
“On June 7, 1776, it fell to Richard Henry Lee, delegate from Virginia at the Second Continental Congress, to offer the resolution that ‘these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.’
Lee was a tobacco planter and a seasoned member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. An aristocrat with an innate sense of his natural rights, Lee had long fought England's attempts to undermine colonial liberties. From the time he first came to Congress, he had used his powerful oratory to unite his colleagues in resistance to British tyranny. Absent in Virginia (where he was helping with the formation of a new state government) when his resolution was adopted on July 2, Lee later returned to sign the Declaration of Independence.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,750 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 16, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
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