Easton Forrest in Norfolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
New Town
Photographed by Laura Troy, November 4, 2007
1. New Town Marker
Inscription.
New Town once stood to the south along the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River. The community was laid out in 1697 and General Assembly established it as a town in 1740. New Town served as county seat of Princess Anne County from about 1752 to 1778 and was an important port of entry until shortly after the Revolutionary War. During the siege and burning of Norfolk by colonial governor Lord Dunmore's troops begun on 1 Jan. 1776, many Norfolk residents fled to New Town for temporary shelter. By the early 19th century, like a number of often early colonial towns, New Town ceased to exist.
New Town once stood to the south along the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River. The community was laid out in 1697 and General Assembly established it as a town in 1740. New Town served as county seat of Princess Anne County from about 1752 to 1778 and was an important port of entry until shortly after the Revolutionary War. During the siege and burning of Norfolk by colonial governor Lord Dunmore's troops begun on 1 Jan. 1776, many Norfolk residents fled to New Town for temporary shelter. By the early 19th century, like a number of often early colonial towns, New Town ceased to exist.
Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K273.)
Location. 36° 50.461′ N, 76° 11.365′ W. Marker is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in Easton Forrest. It is at the intersection of South Newtown Road and Princess Ann Road, on the right when traveling south on South Newtown Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Norfolk VA 23502, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads, specifically 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,119 times since then and 30 times this year. Photo1. submitted on November 5, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
