Near Walkerton in King and Queen County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Hillsboro

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009

1. Hillsboro Marker

Inscription. This house, four miles south, was built by Colonel Humphrey Hill about 1722. It is of quaint architecture having brick ends and frame front and rear. The place was raided by the British during the Revolution.

Erected 1930 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number OB-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1722.

Location. 37° 45.336′ N, 76° 59.424′ W. Marker is near Walkerton, Virginia, in King and Queen County. It is at the intersection of The Trail (Virginia Route 14) and Walkerton Road ( Route 633), on the right when traveling south on The Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walkerton VA 23177, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

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,

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bruington Church (approx. 1½ miles away); State Fish Hatchery (approx. 3.4 miles away); Apple Tree Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Clark Home (approx. 4.7 miles away); Death of Col. Dahlgren (approx. 4.8 miles away); King William Training School (approx. 4.8 miles away); King William County Colonial Court House (approx. 4.9 miles away); Henry Fox (approx. 4.9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Where Dahlgren Died (was approx. 4.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Hillsborough. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on November 9, 2021.)

Hillsboro Marker at Hensleys Fork image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009

2. Hillsboro Marker at Hensleys Fork

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,442 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.