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

To Gwynn's Island

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010

1. To Gwynn's Island Marker

Inscription. Two miles east is Toddsbury, home of the Todd family, built in 1722. Farther east, in Mathews County, are the old homes, Green Plains, Auburn, and Midlothian. Some miles beyond them is Gwynn's Island, where General Andrew Lewis drove the last royal governor, Lord Dunmore, from Virginia soil, July, 1776.

Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number 3-NA.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Buildings • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1722.

Location. 37° 24.74′ N, 76° 31.198′ W. Marker is in Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It is at the intersection of John Clayton Memorail Highway (Virginia Route 3) and Main Street ( Route 14), on the right when traveling north on John Clayton Memorail Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gloucester VA 23061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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: Ware Church (here, next to this marker); Gloucester Downtown Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); History of the Edge Hill Intersection (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Texaco Gas Pumps, c. 1930s (within shouting distance of this marker); People & Personalities of Edge Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Traveling Gloucester (within shouting distance of this marker); The Edge Hill House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Edge Hill House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester.

John Clayton Memorial Hwy (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010

2. John Clayton Memorial Hwy (facing north)

John Clayton Memorial Hwy & Main St image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010

3. John Clayton Memorial Hwy & Main St

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,715 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 25, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.