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

Clementina Rind

(ca. 1740-1774)

Photographed by T. Elizabeth Renich, April 21, 2025

1. CLEMENTINA RIND Marker

Inscription. Clementina Rind, the first female printer in Virginia, had moved to Williamsburg by 1766. She likely worked alongside her husband, William Rind, who ran a print shop, published the Virginia Gazette, and printed official government documents for the colony. After his death in 1773, she took over the shop and newspaper, was elected public printer in her own right, and supported the couple's young children. As publisher of the Gazette during a crucial period of deepening divisions between the colonies and Great Britain, Rind helped shape public perceptions of the conflict. She printed Thomas Jefferson's tract A Summary View of the Rights of British America in 1774, shortly before her death.

Erected 2022 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number NP 4.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Communications • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.

Location. 37° 17.977′ N, 76° 41.124′ W. Marker is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in York County. It is on Merrimac Trail/Capital Landing Road (Virginia Route 143) 0.3

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miles south of Interstate 64, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3000 VA-143, Williamsburg VA 23188, 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,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Patrick Napier, Colonial Surgeon (here, next to this marker); Great Hopes Plantation: A Colonial Virginia Farm (approx. 1.7 miles away); Benjamin Waller Office (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Coke-Garrett House (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Benjamin Powell House

Footer/banner from when Clementina Rind printed the Virginia Gazette image. Click for full size.

Photographed by T. Elizabeth Renich, January 29, 2022

2. Footer/banner from when Clementina Rind printed the Virginia Gazette

(approx. 1.9 miles away); (Ice House) Mount (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Public Gaol (approx. 1.9 miles away); Booker Tenement (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

Related: Clementina Rind statue at the Capitol, Richmond, Virginia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by T. Elizabeth Renich, January 7, 2024

3. Related: Clementina Rind statue at the Capitol, Richmond, Virginia

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2025, by T. Elizabeth Renich of Winchester, Virginia. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 21, 2025, by T. Elizabeth Renich of Winchester, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.