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

Queenstown

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 5, 2009

1. Queenstown Marker

Inscription. Seven miles southeast on Town Creek near the mouth of the Corrotoman River is the site of Queenstown. The town was created in 1692 in accordance with the Act of Ports passed that year by the Virginia General Assembly to establish in each county port towns to centralize trade and, tax collection. Capt. David Fox and Robert “King” Carter served as town trustees and sold lots laid out on 50 acres of Capt.William Ball’s land. Carter built the county courthouse and prison there about 1699. The town declined after his death in 1732, the county seat was moved to present- day Lancaster a decade later, and Queenstown slowly disappeared.

Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number J-96.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1692.

Location. 37° 44.754′ N, 76° 33.143′ W. Marker is near Mollusk, Virginia, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of Mary White Chapel Road (Virginia Route 201) and River Road (U.S. 354), on the right when traveling south on Mary White Chapel Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mollusk VA 22517, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Northern Neck.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Mary’s Whitechapel (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trade Routes (approx. 2.9 miles away); St. Mary’s White Chapel (approx. 3.1 miles away); Birthplace of Washington’s Mother (approx. 3.7 miles away); Bewdley (approx. 3.9 miles away); Barford (approx. 4.3 miles away); Major Edward Dale (approx. 4.9 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 5 miles away).

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 5, 2009

2. Queenstown Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,288 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 3, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on November 4, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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