Kempsville in Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Princess Anne County Courthouse

1787

Princess County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 20, 2019

1. Princess County Courthouse Marker

Inscription.
The Princess County Courthouse was located 200 yards northeast of this point at the time of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America in 1787. This marker erected by the Constitution’s Celebration Commission of Virginia Beach and the Princess Anne County-Virginia Beach Historical Society, September 17, 1987.

Erected 1987 by Constitution’s Celebration Commission of Virginia Beach and the Princess Anne County-Virginia Beach Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.

Location. 36° 49.658′ N, 76° 9.755′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in Kempsville. It is on Overland Road north of Singleton Way, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Virginia Beach VA 23462, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in

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the Tidewater.

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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Skirmish Of Kempsville (within shouting distance of this marker); Kempsville (within shouting distance of this marker); Declaration of Independence Victory Dance (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Willis Augustus Hodges (1815~1890) (about 600 feet away); Skirmish at Kemp’s Landing (about 600 feet away); Kempes Landing (about 800 feet away); Kempsville in the 19th Century (about 800 feet away); Kempsville in the 20th Century (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia Beach.

Princess County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 20, 2019

2. Princess County Courthouse

Virginia Beach Historical Register plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 20, 2019

3. Virginia Beach Historical Register plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,622 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.