Williamsburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Palisades

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

1. The Palisades Marker

Inscription. For protection against the Indians, the settlers built a log palisade across the narrows of the peninsula between the York and James rivers. This was about 1633. Middle Plantation (later Williamsburg) began as a settlement along this palisade which had its southern anchor where Paper Mill and College creeks join a half mile downstream.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1633.

Location. 37° 15.617′ N, 76° 42.1′ W. Marker is in Williamsburg, Virginia. It can be reached from Colonial National Historic Parkway half a mile south of Newport Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Mill Dam (approx. 0.2 miles away); Great Neck (approx. ¼ mile away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. 0.3 miles away); Eastern State Hospital Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. half a mile away); Galt (approx. half a mile away); The Public Hospital of 1773 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Williamsburg Bray School (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby.

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Williamsburg Confederate Monument (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Colonial Parkway. Colonial National Historical Park (Submitted on December 24, 2009.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

2. The Palisades Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,764 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.