Near Saluda in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Middlesex County
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Gloucester County
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008
1. Middlesex County Marker
Middlesex County. Area 146 Square Miles. Formed in 1673 from Lancaster, and named for an English County. Rosegill, frequented by colonial governors, is here.
Gloucester County. Area 223 Square Miles. Formed in 1651 from York, and named for Gloucester County, England, Bacon, the rebel, died in this county, 1676. Gloucester Point was the outpost of Cornwallis at Yorktown, 1781.
Erected 1928 by Conservation Development Commission. (Marker Number Z-99.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1673.
Location. 37° 35.083′ N, 76° 36.195′ W. Marker is near Saluda, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It is on George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17), in the median. Marker is at county line. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15609 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Saluda VA 23149, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Morgan v. Virginia (approx. 1.6 miles away); Antioch Baptist Church
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Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008
2. Glocester County Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., July 21, 2010
3. Middlesex County / Gloucester County Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,491 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on July 27, 2010, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
