Near Millers Tavern in King and Queen County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

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Mount Pleasant

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 6, 2009

1. Mount Pleasant Marker

Inscription. Near here stood the plantation and Thoroughbred stables of Col. John Hoskins (1751-1813), one of the foremost breeders in the country. In 1800 Col. Robert Sanders, of Scott Co., Ky., bought one of Hoskins's horses, Melzar, for ten times the usual price for stallions. Melzar was considered the best example in America of the bloodline of the Godolphin Arabian (one of the five Thoroughbred foundation sires), and improved Kentucky racehorses more than any other early sire. Hoskins, a Revolutionary War veteran of the Siege of Yorktown, served as a county justice and a commissioner in the Jefferson-Adams election of 1800. He also was the father-in-law of Spencer Roane, chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.

Erected 1994 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number O-43.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 37° 49.702′ N, 76° 58.173′ W. Marker was near

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Millers Tavern, Virginia, in King and Queen County. It was at the intersection of Richmond Tappahannock Highway (U.S. 360) and Bruington Road (Route 621), on the right when traveling east on Richmond Tappahannock Highway. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Tappahannock VA 22560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: King and Queen County / Essex County (approx. one mile away); Mattaponi Indian Town (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bacon's Northern Force (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mt. Zion Baptist Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Bruington Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Apple Tree Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Clark Home (approx. 4.7 miles away); Hillsboro (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millers Tavern.

Richmond Tappahannock Hwy & Bruington Rd (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 6, 2009

2. Richmond Tappahannock Hwy & Bruington Rd (facing east)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,822 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.