New Kent in New Kent County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Welcome to New Kent
Est. 1654
Erected by New Kent County, Virginia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women.
Location. 37° 31.04′ N, 76° 58.689′ W. Marker is in New Kent, Virginia, in New Kent County. It is on Courthouse Circle 0.1 miles east of New Kent Highway (Virginia Route 249), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12007 Courthouse Cir, New Kent VA 23124, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Peninsula and in Coastal Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in 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: New Kent Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); James Lafayette (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named James Lafayette (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Wilson Crump (1919-1995) (within shouting distance of this marker); Martha Washington's Birthplace (within shouting distance of this marker); John Parke Custis / Martha Dandridge (within shouting distance of this marker); New Kent Ordinary (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Kent.
Another marker is no longer nearby. New Kent Courthouse (was within shouting
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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 439 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
