Morattico in Lancaster County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Morattico Historic District
is registered as a
Virginia Historic Landmark
and placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the
United States Department
of the Interior
2011
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 37° 47.279′ N, 76° 37.817′ W. Marker is in Morattico, Virginia, in Lancaster County. It is on Morattico Road (Virginia Route 622) 0.1 miles south of Salt Water Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6584 Morattico Rd, Morattico VA 22523, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Northern Neck. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trade Routes (approx. 2.3 miles away); Bewdley (approx. 3.4 miles away); Lancaster County / Richmond County (approx. 4.2 miles away); Cyrus Griffins Birthplace (approx. 4.8 miles away); Northern Neck Industrial Academy (approx. 4.8 miles away); St. Marys Whitechapel (approx. 5.1 miles away); Queenstown (approx. 5.2 miles away); Middlesex County / Essex County (approx. 5½ miles away).
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2021
2. Morattico Historic District Marker
The marker lies on the ground in front of the Morattico Waterfront Museum.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 421 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
