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

New Kent Road

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 24, 2009

1. New Kent Road Marker

Inscription. By the 1720s, several taverns stood on New Kent Road (also called the Old Stage Road) between Williamsburg and New Kent Court House. During two wars, the road served opposing armies as well as travelers. In June 1781, near the end of the Revolution, British commander Gen. Charles Cornwallis marched his army from Richmond to Williamsburg on the road, with the Marquis de Lafayette and his army in cautious pursuit. During the Civil War, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate army withdrew west on the road toward Richmond after the Battle of Williamsburg on 5 May 1862; Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac slowly followed.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-26.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 5, 1862.

Location. 37° 24.995′ N, 76° 49.225′ W. Marker is near Toano, Virginia, in James City County. It is at the intersection

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of Barhamsville Road (Virginia Route 30) and Old Stage Road ( Route 746), on the right when traveling south on Barhamsville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Toano VA 23168, 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,

in the Tidewater,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Doncastle's Ordinary (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hickory Neck Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); North Transept (approx. 1.9 miles away); Old Stage Road (approx. 2.2 miles away); New Kent County / James City County (approx. 2½

New Kent Road (facing south). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 24, 2009

2. New Kent Road (facing south).

miles away); Burnt Ordinary (approx. 2½ miles away); Date Stone (approx. 2½ miles away); Olive Branch Christian Church (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toano.

Other markers no longer nearby. White Hall Tavern (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); State Shipyard (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing); Chickahominy Church (was approx. 2.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,921 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.