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Bowling Green in Caroline County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Town of Bowling Green

 
 
Town of Bowling Green Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 12, 2019
1. Town of Bowling Green Marker
Inscription.
Est.
1837
The Historic District of the
Town of Bowling Green
is listed on the
Virginia Landmarks
Register

and the

National Register
of Historic Places

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Washington’s Burgess Routes series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.
 
Location. 38° 3.061′ N, 77° 20.851′ W. Marker is in Bowling Green, Virginia, in Caroline County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (Virginia Route 2) and Courthouse Lane, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 North Main Street, Bowling Green VA 22427, 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,
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one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Campaign of 1781 (a few steps from this marker); Caroline Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Caroline County, Virginia (a few steps from this marker); Caroline County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Star Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Caroline County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Loving v Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker); 1864 Union Occupation of Bowling Green (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowling Green.
 
Town of Bowling Green Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 12, 2019
2. Town of Bowling Green Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 654 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 12, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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