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

Jamestown Road

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 9, 2007

1. Jamestown Road Marker

Inscription. The ancient road that linked Jamestown, the original colonial capital, with Middle Plantation (later Williamsburg) followed a meandering course. It departed from Jamestown Island and then turned northeast, crossing Powhatan and Mill Creeks. As it approached Middle Plantation, it traversed a branch of College Creek that by the mid-17th century was dammed to form Rich Neck plantation’s millpond, today’s Lake Matoaka. Improvements to Jamestown Road, completed in time for the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition, constituted the first project completed with the assistance of the State Highway Commission, formed in 1906.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-38.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 37° 13.797′ N, 76° 46.807′ W. Marker is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. It is on Jamestown Road (Virginia Route 31) near Colonial National Historical Parkway. This marker sits on a road that runs parallel to Jamestown Rd. and can be accessed off of Colonial Pkwy. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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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 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: First Germans at Jamestown (a few steps from this marker); Pocahontas (a few steps from this marker); First Africans In Jamestown (within shouting distance of this marker); First Africans in English America (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel H. Yonge, Civil Engineer (1843-1935) (within shouting distance of this marker); Jamestown (within shouting distance of this marker); First Poles Arrive (within shouting distance of this marker); Angelo (fl. 1619-1625) (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

More about this marker. This marker sits with 4 others V44,WT1,WT2,V45.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 14, 2008

2. Jamestown Road Marker

"Jamestown Road" is in a cluster of six markers.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,455 times since then and 78 times this year. Last updated on April 5, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on September 11, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. 2. submitted on August 14, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.