Near Madison in Madison County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Joseph Early Home

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 1, 2007

1. Joseph Early Home Marker

Inscription. One mile west was the home of Joseph Early, Revolutionary soldier. Washington, in going west and returning, stopped at Early’s overnight. His diary for October 2, 1784, shows that he spent the night before at “Widow Early’s.”

Erected 1947 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number G-12.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, the George Washington Slept Here, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1878.

Location. 38° 20.798′ N, 78° 17.136′ W. Marker is near Madison, Virginia, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Seminole Trail (U.S. 29) and Wolftown-Hood Road (Virginia Route 230), on the right when traveling south on Seminole Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Madison VA 22727, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Virginia

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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Globally, it is in 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Jack’s Shop (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Fallen Warriors Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); Cpl. Clinton Greaves (1855-1906) (approx. 2.8 miles away); Madison County Confederate Dead (approx. 2.8 miles away); Madison County Courthouse (approx. 2.8 miles away); Herbert Hoover (approx. 2.8 miles away); James L. Kemper Residence (approx. 3.1 miles away); Jackson’s March to Fredericksburg (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 1, 2007

2. Joseph Early Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,911 times since then and 74 times this year. Last updated on March 25, 2023, by Sean C Bath of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.