Near Hanover in Hanover County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Cornwallis’s Route
Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 28, 2007
1. Cornwallis's Route Marker
Erected 1934 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number ND-9.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1844.
Location. 37° 44.827′ N, 77° 21.554′ W. Marker is near Hanover, Virginia, in Hanover County. It is on Hanover Courthouse Road (U.S. 301) 0.2 miles south of Courtland Farm Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hanover VA 23069, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Central Virginia, and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Henry Smyth (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Colonial River Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hanover Tavern (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Hanover Tavern (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Hanover Tavern (approx. 1.1 miles away);
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Other markers no longer nearby. Hanover Tavern (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Hanover Court House (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Washington-Rochambeau Route (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 28, 2007
2. Marker along Hanover Courthouse Road (US 301)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,119 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on July 29, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
