Near Williamsburg in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Norge Depot

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

1. Norge Depot Marker

Inscription. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company constructed the Norge Depot 600 feet north of here in 1907-1908. Several years earlier, Norwegian-born railway agent Carl M. Bergh had recruited Scandinavian immigrants who lived in the American Midwest to settle on farmland in this area forming the community of Norge. The depot allowed for passenger service and facilitated the shipment of agricultural products. The building, relocated half a mile north in 2006 when faced with demolition, was later restored. It is the only surviving example in James City County of the standardized, mass-produced railroad architecture that became popular late in the 19th century.

Erected 2016 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number V-63.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2006.

Location. 37° 22.03′ N, 76° 46.169′ W. Marker is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. It is at the intersection of Richmond Road (U.S. 60) and Peninsula Road, on the right when traveling west on Richmond Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7402 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg VA 23188, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named The Norge Depot (approx. 0.7 miles away); Olive Branch Christian Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); James City County / York County (approx. 1.2 miles away); Six-Mile Ordinary (approx. 2.1 miles away); Date Stone (approx. 2.3 miles away); Burnt Ordinary (approx. 2.3 miles away); North Transept (approx. 2.6 miles away); Hickory Neck Church (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Chickahominy Church (was approx. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Spencer's Ordinary (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been permanently removed); Green Spring (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing); State Shipyard (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

2. Norge Depot Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 420 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.