Williamsburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

College Camp

1775-1781

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 19, 2009

1. College Camp Marker

Inscription. On this site in September 1775 Colonel Patrick Henry established camp grounds for Virginia troops who were to rendezvous and train at Williamsburg. Several Virginia regiments left here in 1776 and 1777 to join General George Washington’s army in the north. In 1777 students formed a college company with the President, Rev. James Madison, as captain. Troops camped here before the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.

Presented by the Society of Alumni – 1976

Erected 1976 by W&M Society of Alumni.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1775.

Location. 37° 16.25′ N, 76° 42.611′ W. Marker is in Williamsburg, Virginia. It can be reached from James Blair Drive near Richmond Road. This marker is located at the east end of the Sunken Garden on the College of William & Mary campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23187, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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: Priorities of the College of William and Mary (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alumni of the College of William and Mary (about 300 feet away); The Christopher Wren Building

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(about 300 feet away); In Gallia Nati Mortui in Virginia (about 300 feet away); Sir Christopher Wren Building (about 500 feet away); Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt (about 500 feet away); Indian School at the College of William & Mary (about 600 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

Also see . . . College of William & Mary. (Submitted on November 14, 2021.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 12, 2009

2. College Camp Marker

The Sunken Garden at W&M image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 12, 2009

3. The Sunken Garden at W&M

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,404 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.