Lawrenceville in Brunswick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Goronwy Owen
I ogoneddu duw ag i goffau Goronwy Owen (1723-1769) clerigwr, bardd, gwladgarwr, emynydd, athro, llythyrwr, ysgolhaig clasurol, cymmrodor, a saer-rhydd
"Cerais fy ngwlad geinfad gu"
Godwyn y Gof - Nnail hon gan gymry gogledd America
"I loved my land, my dearly beloved fair land."
This monument was erected by the Welsh people of North America and the Poetry Society of Virginia March second, 1958. The traditional grave site of Goronwy Owen is six miles northeast of Lawrenceville on old Trotter Plantation.
Erected 1958 by The Welsh People of North America and the Poetry Society of Virginia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.
Location. 36° 45.569′
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Regionally, this marker is in Southern Virginia, specifically in the Piedmont, and in Southside Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Col. John Jones (approx. Ό mile away); Brunswick County Courthouse (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Saint Paul's College (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saint Paul's College and James Solomon Russell-Saint Paul's College Museum (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hospital and School of the Good Shepherd (approx. 1.9 miles away); Fort Christanna (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawrenceville.
Other markers no longer nearby. Saint Paul's College (was about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Brunswick County Confederate Monument (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Hospital and School of the Good Shepherd (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
