Saint Stephens Church in King and Queen County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Clark Home

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 6, 2009

1. Clark Home Marker

Inscription. About twelve miles east is the site of the original home of the family of George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest. The family moved from here to Albemarle County.

Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number O-20.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list.

Location. 37° 48.262′ N, 77° 3.012′ W. Marker is in Saint Stephens Church, Virginia, in King and Queen County. It is on Richmond Tappahannock Highway (U.S. 360) 0.3 miles The Trail (Virginia Route 14), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Stephens Church VA 23148, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

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

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Apple Tree Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cavalry Raids (approx. 3.4 miles away); Bruington Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Montville (approx. 4.1 miles away); Hillsboro (approx. 4.7 miles away); King and Queen County / Essex County (approx. 5.7 miles away); Mattaponi Indian Town (approx. 5.7 miles away); Bacon's Northern Force (approx. 5.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mount Pleasant (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Richmond Tappahannock Highway (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 6, 2009

2. Richmond Tappahannock Highway (facing east)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,425 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.