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

Richmond Condita

1737

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 29, 2010

1. Richmond Condita Marker

Inscription. From this spacious dwelling Colonel William Byrd, the Second, of Westover, set out in 1737 to lay the foundations and to project the future of the City of Richmond. Its grateful citizens, recalling the sufferings borne and the glory experienced, the duties met and the common purposes achieved, the physical conquests realized and the spiritual powers evoked, by this tablet record their debt to the large concept of the founder and their obligation for the unfailing courage, the ever-springing foresight, and the controlling patriotism of their forebears.

Bicentennial September 15, 1937

Erected 1937.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Events • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 1983.

Location. 37° 18.664′ N, 77° 8.999′ W. Marker is near Charles City, Virginia, in Charles City County. It can be reached from Westover Road (Virginia Route 633) 2.1 miles east of Harrison Landing Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charles City VA 23030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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: Westover (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Westover Plantation (about 300 feet away); Westover Church

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Benjamin Harrison (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Benjamin Harrison (approx. 1.6 miles away); Signer Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Evelynton (approx. 1.6 miles away); Willie Johnston (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charles City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Evelynton (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Westover Kitchen image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 29, 2010

2. Westover Kitchen

Tomb of William Byrd II image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 29, 2010

3. Tomb of William Byrd II

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 29, 2010

4. Westover

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,020 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 29, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.