Chester in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Osbornes

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, February 9, 2009

1. Osbornes Marker

Inscription. The town of Osbornes was named for Captain Thomas Osborne who settled nearby at Coxendale in 1616. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Osborne's plantation wharf was a tobacco inspection station and local shipping center. Thomas Jefferson, grandfather of the President, was born here in 1677. On April 27, 1781, British General Benedict Arnold destroyed nine ships of the American fleet and burned the town's warehouses and stores. George Washington visited Osbornes in 1791 during a national tour designed to afford citizens the opportunity to see their first national hero.

Erected 1988 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number S-14.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1727.

Location. 37° 22.158′ N, 77° 25.071′ W. Marker is in Chester, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is on Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles north of Osborne Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chester VA 23831, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

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 8 other markers are within

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2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Farrar's Island (here, next to this marker); Proctor's Creek Fight (approx. 0.8 miles away); Into the "Bottle" (approx. 0.8 miles away); Battle of Chester Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Chester Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Halfway House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Hero Of The Revolution (approx. 1.2 miles away); Chester Station Fight (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Chester Station (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Osbornes Marker on Jeff Davis Highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, February 9, 2009

2. Osbornes Marker on Jeff Davis Highway

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,892 times since then and 153 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.