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Near Barhamsville in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Old Stage Road

Circa 1653

 
 
Old Stage Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021
1. Old Stage Road Marker
Inscription. This is the trace of the "Old Stage Road" from Williamsburg to the West
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraRoads & Vehicles.
 
Location. 37° 26.678′ N, 76° 50.295′ W. Marker is near Barhamsville, Virginia, in James City County. It is at the intersection of Plowman Drive and Old Stage Road (Virginia Route 30), on the right when traveling west on Plowman Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2300 Plowman Dr, Toano VA 23168, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula, in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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,
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and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Kent County / James City County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Doncastle's Ordinary (approx. 1.1 miles away); New Kent Road (approx. 2.2 miles away); Liberty Baptist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Diascund Bridge (approx. 3.4 miles away); Cooper's Mill (approx. 3.4 miles away); Tyree's Plantation (approx. 3.4 miles away); Hickory Neck Church (approx. 4 miles away).
 
Other markers no longer nearby. New Kent County (was approx. 3.4 miles away but has been permanently removed); White Hall Tavern (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Old Stage Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021
2. Old Stage Road Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,567 times since then and 147 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 25, 2026