Temperanceville in Accomack County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Anne Makemie Holden
Women of Virginia Historic Trail
Photographed by William Pfingsten, April 20, 2008
1. Anne Makemie Holden Marker
Erected 1998 by Virginia Business and Professional Women's Foundation and Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policty.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is June 17, 1885.
Location. 37° 55.947′ N, 75° 38.076′ W. Marker is in Temperanceville, Virginia, in Accomack County. It can be reached from the intersection of Saxis Road and VA 699. Marker is in Makemie Monument Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Temperanceville VA 23442, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, on the Delmarva Peninsula, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Makemie Monument Park (a few steps from this marker); Francis Makemie Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); This Memorial Pyramid (within shouting distance of this marker); Severn J. Crockett General Store (approx. 4.9 miles away); While Visiting (approx. 5.1 miles away); Saxis Island Culture
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Maryland's Eastern Shore (was approx. 7 miles away in Maryland but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,823 times since then and 37 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 20, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
