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

Edmund Pendleton's Home

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 1, 2009

1. Edmund Pendleton's Home Marker

Inscription. Six miles southeast is the site of Edmundsbury, home of Edmund Pendleton. Pendleton, born September 9, 1721, was in the House of Burgesses; a delegate to the Continental Congress; chairman of the Virginia Committee of Safety, 1775-6; president of the May 1776 convention and the convention that ratified the United States constitution, 1788; president of the Virginia supreme court. He died, October 26, 1803, and was buried there but was later removed to Williamsburg.

Erected 1947 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number ND-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • 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 1776.

Location. 38° 0.546′ N, 77° 20.032′ W. Marker is near Milford, Virginia, in Caroline County. It is on Richmond turnpike (U.S. 301) 0.2 miles north of Sparta Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milford VA 22514, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Richard and Mildred Loving (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lt. Col. George Armistead (1780-1818) / The War of 1812 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Milford Station (approx. 2.4 miles away); 1864 Union Occupation of Bowling Green (approx. 3 miles away); Loving v Virginia (approx. 3 miles away); Caroline County Courthouse (approx. 3 miles away); Star Hotel (approx. 3 miles away); Caroline County World War I Memorial (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milford.

Also see . . . Edmund Pendleton (1721-1803) "Caroline's Most Distinguished Son".

Edmund Pendleton's Home Marker on US Rte 301 (facing north). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 1, 2009

2. Edmund Pendleton's Home Marker on US Rte 301 (facing north).

Caroline County, Virginia. (Submitted on September 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,770 times since then and 143 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.