Williamsburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Shields Tavern

Reconstructed

— Colonial Williamsburg —

Shields Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 23, 2023

1. Shields Tavern Marker

Inscription. French Huguenot emigrant Jean Marot kept a tavern here, 1708-1717. His daughter, Anne, and her husband, James Fields, followed suit in the 1740s.

Erected by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Immigration • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1708.

Location. 37° 16.275′ N, 76° 41.657′ W. Marker is in Williamsburg, Virginia. It is on East Duke of Gloucester Street 0.2 miles west of 422 E Duke of Gloucester St, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 422 E Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg VA 23185, 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

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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 walking distance of this marker: Palmer House (within shouting distance of this marker); Charlton's Coffeehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); John Crump House (within shouting distance of this marker); Edinburgh Castle Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Nicholson Store (within shouting distance of this marker); John Coke Office (within shouting distance of this marker); The Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); Pasteur & Galt Apothecary Shop (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

Also see . . . Colonial Williamsburg. (Submitted on July 6, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Shields Tavern image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Shields Tavern

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 637 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.