Near Powhatan in Powhatan County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Giles's Home
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2009
1. Giles's Home Marker
Erected 1934 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number O-31.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 4, 1830.
Location. 37° 33.322′ N, 77° 56.511′ W. Marker is near Powhatan, Virginia, in Powhatan County. It is at the intersection of Anderson Highway (U.S. 60) and Emmanuel Church Road, on the right when traveling east on Anderson Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Powhatan VA 23139, 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: Emmanuel Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pocahontas High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Powhatan Troop (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Courthouse Tavern / Atkinson's Hotel / The Village (approx. 1.6 miles away); Memorial to Powhatan Servicemen
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Powhatan Court House (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. William Branch Giles, (1762 - 1830). (Submitted on July 26, 2009.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2009
2. US Route 60 (facing east)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,505 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
