Cartersville in Cumberland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Clifton

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 2, 2026

1. Clifton Marker

Inscription. Clifton, one mile northeast of here, was the home of Carter Henry Harrison (ca. 1736-1793). The Georgian-style plantation house was built in the mid-18th century. Harrison, a member of the Cumberland County Committee of Safety, wrote the Cumberland Resolutions, which instructed the county's representatives to declare for independence at the Virginia Convention in May 1776. Adopted on 22 April, these were among the earliest such instructions approved by a public body in Virginia. Harrison furnished supplies to American forces during the Revolution. More than 125 enslaved African Americans labored on his property in the 1780s. Harrison is buried in the family cemetery at Clifton.

Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 22, 1776.

Location. 37° 39.885′ N, 78° 8.08′ W. Marker is in Cartersville, Virginia, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of Columbia Road and Boston Hill Road, on the right when

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traveling west on Columbia Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 136 Columbia Rd, Cartersville VA 23027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hamilton High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Campaign of 1781 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rosenwald School at Cartersville (approx. one mile away); Lee's Stopping Place (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Campaign of 1781 (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Derwent (approx. 5.1 miles away); Muddy Creek School (approx. 5.4 miles away); Point of Fork (approx. 5.7 miles away).

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Other markers no longer nearby. Clifton (has been replaced with this marker); Derwent (was approx. 5.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 48 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on February 25, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.