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

First Call For Independence

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 4, 2013

1. First Call for Independence Marker

Inscription. Near this place from the porch of Effingham Tavern on 22 April 1776, Carter Henry Harrison, a member of the Cumberland Committee for Safety, read the Resolutions of Cumberland County to citizens gathered there. These resolutions called for the Colonies to “abjure any allegiance to his Brittanick majesty and bid him a goodnight forever.” The freeholders approved these resolutions, and Harrison was instructed “positively to declare for an independency” at the Virginia Convention. On this historic occasion, Cumberland made the first call by a governmental body for independence from Great Britain.

Erected 2011 by Cumberland Ruritan Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 22, 1776.

Location. 37° 29.802′ N, 78° 14.677′ W. Marker is in Cumberland, Virginia, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of Anderson Highway (U.S. 60) and Foster Road, on the right when traveling west on Anderson Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Courthouse Circle, Cumberland VA 23040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cumberland County Court House (a few steps from this marker);

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Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Jackson Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); John Robinson (ca. 1825-1908) (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Campaign of 1781 (approx. 2½ miles away); Lucyville (approx. 3.4 miles away); Buckingham County / Cumberland County (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cumberland.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Jackson Davis (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Anderson Hwy & Foster Rd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 4, 2013

2. Anderson Hwy & Foster Rd

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,307 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.