Near Charles City in Charles City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Richmond Condita
1737
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 29, 2010
1. Richmond Condita Marker
Inscription.
Richmond Condita. From this spacious dwelling Colonel William Byrd, the Second, of Westover, set out in 1737 to lay the foundations and to project the future of the City of Richmond. Its grateful citizens, recalling the sufferings borne and the glory experienced, the duties met and the common purposes achieved, the physical conquests realized and the spiritual powers evoked, by this tablet record their debt to the large concept of the founder and their obligation for the unfailing courage, the ever-springing foresight, and the controlling patriotism of their forebears., Bicentennial September 15, 1937
From this spacious dwelling Colonel William Byrd, the Second, of Westover, set out in 1737 to lay the foundations and to project the future of the City of Richmond. Its grateful citizens, recalling the sufferings borne and the glory experienced, the duties met and the common purposes achieved, the physical conquests realized and the spiritual powers evoked, by this tablet record their debt to the large concept of the founder and their obligation for the unfailing courage, the ever-springing foresight, and the controlling patriotism of their forebears.
Location. 37° 18.664′ N, 77° 8.999′ W. Marker is near Charles City, Virginia, in Charles City County. Marker can be reached from Westover Road (Virginia Route 633) 2.1 miles east of Harrison Landing Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charles City VA 23030, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Westover (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Westover Plantation (about 300 feet away); Benjamin Harrison (approx. 1.6
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 855 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 29, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
