Lanexa in New Kent County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Tyree's Plantation

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

1. Tyree's Plantation Marker

Inscription. After a detachment of the Marquis de Lafayette's army defeated Maj. John G. Simcoe's cavalry at Spencer's Ordinary near Williamsburg on 26 June 1781, Lafayette shadowed the British army encamped at the colonial capital. He made his headquarters just north of here at Tyree's plantation, 28 June-5 July 1781, while he waited for the British commander, Gen. Charles Cornwallis, to tip his hand. Early in July, Maj. Gen. Henry Clinton, commander of British forces, ordered Cornwallis to send 3,000 of his men to New York. On 4 July, Cornwallis began marching to Portsmouth to embark, and Lafayette pursued him the next day.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-29.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 26, 1781.

Location. 37° 25.449′ N, 76° 53.686′ W. Marker is in Lanexa, Virginia, in New Kent County. It is at the intersection of Pocahontas Trail (U.S. 60) and Liberty Church Road, on the left when traveling east on Pocahontas Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lanexa VA 23089, 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 4 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Cooper's Mill (here, next to this marker); Diascund Bridge (a few steps from this marker); Liberty Baptist Church (a few steps from this marker); Fort James (approx. 1.1 miles away); Chickahominy Water Trail (approx. 2.6 miles away); Old Stage Road (approx. 3.4 miles away); New Kent County / James City County (approx. 3½ miles away); Doncastle's Ordinary (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lanexa.

Another marker is no longer nearby. New Kent County (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

2. Tyree's Plantation Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,378 times since then and 133 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.