Northwest in Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Colonizing “Carolana”

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Colonizing “Carolana” Marker

Inscription. Virginia Burgess Francis Yeardley sponsored an expedition to the Albemarle region of present-day North Carolina in 1653. This party returned with several Native Americans including a chief, possibly Kiscutanewh of the Weapemeoc (Yeopim), who lodged for a week at Yeardley’s residence near here. Yeardley agreed to build an English house in the Albemarle for the chief and to foster, educate, and baptize his son. Yeardley also purchased a large tract of land in “Carolana” from the chief and had a house built ca. 1655 near Albemarle Sound for fur trader Nathaniel Batts, North Carolina’s first documented permanent English resident. Other settlers began arriving in the region soon thereafter.

Erected 2023 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KV-40.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1653.

Location. 36° 54.331′ N, 76° 7.263′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in Northwest. It is on Shore Drive (U.S. 60) west of Treasure Island Drive, on

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the right when traveling west. Located near the southwest corner of the Baylake United Methodist Church parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4300 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach VA 23455, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Adam Thorowgood (within shouting distance of this marker); Protecting Our Waterways and Wildlife (approx. 0.7 miles away); Church Point (approx. 0.9 miles away); Thorowgoods in the Revolution (approx. 0.9

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Colonizing “Carolana” Marker

miles away); Adam Thoroughgood House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Thoroughgood House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of the Capes, September 5, 1781 (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Oyster Barge (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia Beach.

Also see . . . New Virginia Historical Marker Acknowledges Efforts to Extend English Settlement into Northeast Nort. (Submitted on July 14, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 522 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.