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Near Goochland in Goochland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Brightly

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 3, 2021
1. Brightly Marker
Inscription.
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places

August 16, 2006

and registered as a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark

June 8, 2006


 
Erected 2006.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureArchitectureSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.
 
Location. 37° 40.588′ N, 77° 53.16′ W. Marker is near Goochland, Virginia, in Goochland County. It is on River Road West (U.S. 522) 0.1 miles north of Virginia Route 329, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2844 River Rd W, Goochland VA 23063, 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 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,
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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: Goochland Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Goochland's Courthouse Square (approx. 0.4 miles away); Goochland County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Goochland's Jail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory of All Veterans (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Goochland County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Goochland County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goochland.
 
Also see . . .  Brightly. Wikipedia article (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.) 
 
Brightly Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 3, 2021
2. Brightly Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 413 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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