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

Gloucester Hall

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 22, 2014

1. Gloucester Hall Marker

Inscription. Near here stood Gloucester Hall (built ca. 1660s), where Bacon’s Rebellion effectively ended with the fatal illness of its leader, Nathaniel Bacon, in 1676. In 1684, this house served as the first Virginia residence of Royal Governor Francis Howard, baron Howard of Effingham, whose wife, Lady Philadelphia Pelham Howard, died there in 1685. Col. John Pate, a member of the Council of State, built the house on his 2,100-acre plantation, including 1,141 acres that his uncle Richard Pate had patented in 1650. Col. Thomas Pate inherited the plantation in 1672. Both Richard Pate and Col. Thomas Pate represented Gloucester County in the House of Burgesses.

Erected 2012 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number NA-10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1676.

Location. 37° 29.001′ N, 76° 37.415′ W. Marker is in Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It is at the intersection of George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) and Bacons Lane, on the right when traveling west on George Washington Memorial Highway. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11643 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Gloucester VA 23061, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Poplar Spring Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Poplar Spring Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Gravesite of John Lewis (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Indentured Servants' Plot (approx. 2 miles away); King and Queen County / Gloucester County (approx. 2 miles away); Poropotank Creek (approx. 2 miles away); Marlfield (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bethel Baptist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester.

George Washington Memorial Hwy & Bacons Ln image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 22, 2014

2. George Washington Memorial Hwy & Bacons Ln

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,166 times since then and 145 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.