Near Doswell in Caroline County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Caroline County/Hanover County

Caroline County Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kathy Walker, July 20, 2008

1. Caroline County Face

Inscription.
Caroline County
Area 529 Square Miles
Formed in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William. Named for Queen Carline, wife of King George II. George Rogers Clark, Conqueror of the Northwest, passed his youth in this county.

Hanover County
Area 512 Square Miles
Formed in 1720 from New Kent, and named for the Electorate of Hanover. Patrick Henry and Henry Clay were born in this county. In it were fought the Battles of Gaines's Mill, 1862 and Cold Harbor, 1864.

Erected 1946 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number Z-155.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Political Subdivisions • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1720.

Location. 37° 53.476′ N, 77° 27.982′ W. Marker is near Doswell, Virginia, in Caroline County. It is on Washington Highway (U.S. 1) south of Oxford Road, on the right when traveling north. Located at an easy pull off area from the main road near the Caroline/Hanover County Line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ruther Glen VA 22546, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lee And Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); North Anna River (approx. 0.2 miles away); Long Creek Action (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lafayette and Cornwallis (approx. 0.2 miles away); North Anna River Campaign (approx. 0.8 miles away); One More River to Cross (approx. 1.4 miles away); Artillery Duel (approx. 1½ miles away); River War (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Doswell.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lee and Grant (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Hanover County Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kathy Walker, July 20, 2008

2. Hanover County Face

Caroline County Face shown with Lee and Grant marker (E 23) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kathy Walker, July 20, 2008

3. Caroline County Face shown with Lee and Grant marker (E 23)

Facing north on Route 1.

Hanover County Face shown with Lee and Grant (E 23). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kathy Walker, July 20, 2008

4. Hanover County Face shown with Lee and Grant (E 23).

View looking south.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,441 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 23, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.