Near New Kent in New Kent County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Harold J. Neale

Rest Area

Photographed by Kevin W., September 27, 2014

1. Harold J. Neale Marker

Inscription. Virginia’s first State Highway Landscape Engineer - Mr. Neale served in theat position from 1930 to 1957 and was recognized nationally as a pioneer in roadside and rest area development. This facility is dedicated in his honor by a grateful Commonwealth.

Erected 1978 by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 37° 29.825′ N, 77° 2.603′ W. Marker is near New Kent, Virginia, in New Kent County. It is on Interstate 64 2 miles east of exit 211, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in the eastbound New Kent East Coast Gateway Safety Rest Area and Welcome Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Kent VA 23124, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Peninsula

and in Coastal Virginia.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Harold J. Neale (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Poindexter (approx. 1.4 miles away); Criss Cross Plantation (approx. 1.4 miles away); John William Dunjee (1833-1903) (approx. 1.4 miles away); Moss Side Manor (approx. 1.9 miles away); Cedar Lane (approx. 2 miles away); Arnold Stansley

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); St. Peter's Church (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Kent.

Regarding Harold J. Neale. Prior to becoming Virginia's first landscape engineer, Harold J. Neale had previously been City Forester and Superintendent of Parks in Worcester, Massachusetts and landscape architect and general superintendent of the Audubon Park Commission at New Orleans.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 21, 2023

2. Harold J. Neale Marker

Photographed by Kevin W., September 27, 2014

3. Harold J. Neale Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 877 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 29, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 2. submitted on June 11, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on November 29, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.