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

In Memoriam John Clayton

1685 - 1773

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021

1. In Memoriam John Clayton Marker

Inscription.
The Garden Club, Gloucester, VA. planted a live oak tree, April 2, 1957 near old clerk's office on court green in honor of this internationally revered botanist and for 51 years, 1722-1773, clerk of Gloucester County, VA.

Scientiae artis herbariae
Ac rebus civilibus rei publicae
Semper fidelis.

[Horticulture
and the state, civil matters
Always faithful.

Erected 1957 by The Garden Club of Gloucester, Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1722.

Location. 37° 24.9′ N, 76° 31.779′ W. Marker is in Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It can be reached from Main Street (Business U.S. 17) just west of John Lemon Lane, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6504 Main St, Gloucester VA 23061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper

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South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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: To the Confederate Dead of Gloucester (a few steps from this marker); Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named In Memoriam John Clayton (within shouting distance of this marker); Gloucester Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Birdsall Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Gloucester in the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Werowocomoco (within shouting distance of this marker); Pvt. James Daniel Gardner (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021

2. In Memoriam John Clayton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.