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

Indentured Servitude

— Greensprings Interpretive Trail —

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, February 14, 2026

1. Indentured Servitude Marker

Inscription. Men and women who became indentured servants (or contract workers) were willing to exchange a certain number of years work for transportation to Virginia. These contracts could be sold to planters who needed workers. Many of these indentured servants were respectable citizens who simply lacked the money for transportation or financial means to outfit themselves for life in the colony. Those who "owned" or bought the contracts of indentured servants were supposed to provide them with food, clothing and shelter, and to exact labor under certain conditions. Servants could be disciplined but only within the limits of the law.

Erected by James City County Parks & Recreation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Immigration • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 37° 14.618′ N, 76° 47.013′ W. Marker is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. It can be reached from Greenspring Trail. Marker is on the Greensprings Interpretive Trail. The address given is the address for Jamestown High School, which

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includes the northern trailhead and parking area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3751 John Tyler Highway, 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,

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 walking distance of this marker: The Headright System (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Unique Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); Native Life (approx. 0.2 miles away); Heritage Trees (approx. 0.2 miles away); Holly Cathedral (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Agricultural Revolution (approx. 0.2 miles away);

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, February 14, 2026

2. Indentured Servitude Marker

Forebay Drainage Basins (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tobacco, The Money Crop (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.