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

Real Estate

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 22, 2010

1. Real Estate Marker

Inscription. Early records tell of a land sale in 1636 being these 500 acres with “all howses...gardens, orchards, tenements.” The property passed from Thomas Crompe “of the Neck of Land” to Gershon Buck son of the Reverend Richard Buck who ministered for more than a decade at Jamestown.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1636.

Location. 37° 12.956′ N, 76° 44.913′ W. Marker is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. It can be reached from Colonial National Historic Parkway 2.3 miles east of Jamestown Road (Virginia Route 31). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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,

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jamestown Island (approx. 0.4 miles away); Glebe Land (approx. 0.4 miles away); Neck of Land (approx. half a mile away); Silk Worn and Silk Spun (approx. 0.8 miles away); The “Island House” (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Golden Weed (approx. 0.9 miles away); Early Medical Discoveries (approx. one mile away); Bowl, Pot, and Pipe (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

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Colonial Parkway. (Submitted on May 23, 2010.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 22, 2010

2. Real Estate Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 952 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.