Near Williamsburg in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Green Spring
Photographed by Kathy Walker, July 13, 2009
1. Green Spring Marker
On this road, five miles south, is Green Spring, home of Governor Sir William Berkeley. Bacon the Rebel occupied it in 1676. Cornwallis, after moving from Williamsburg by this road on July 4, 1781, was attacked by Lafayette near Green Spring on July 6, 1781. Anthony Wayne was the hero of this fight.
Erected 1927 by Conservation and Development Commission. (Marker Number W-36.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1781.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 37° 20.36′ N, 76° 45.256′ W. Marker was near Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. It was at the intersection of Richmond Road (U.S. 60) and Lightfoot Road (County Route 646), on the right when traveling south on Richmond Road. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23188, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was on Virginia’s Peninsula, in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Six-Mile Ordinary (a few steps from this marker); James City County / York County (approx. 1.9 miles away);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Spencer's Ordinary (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Susan Dumler, September 8, 2010
2. Green Spring Marker
Photographed by Kathy Walker, July 13, 2009
3. Six-Mile Ordinary, Spencer's Ordinary, and Green Spring Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,424 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on March 13, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on July 13, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. 2. submitted on September 10, 2010, by Susan Dumler of Mechanicsville, Maryland. 3. submitted on July 13, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
