Near Kimages in Charles City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Benjamin Harrison

Photographed by Kathy Walker, August 3, 2007

1. Benjamin Harrison Marker

Inscription. Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) - Virginia planter, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence - was born at nearby Berkeley plantation. He first served in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1752, though elected in 1749, and remained in office until 1775. In 1774, the Virginia Revolutionary Convention sent Harrison to the Continental Congress, where he served through 1777. He was Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1778 to 1781 and governor of Virginia from 1781 to 1784. His son William Henry Harrison and great-grandson Benjamin Harrison were presidents of the United States.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number PA-250.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #09 William Henry Harrison, the Former U.S. Presidents: #23 Benjamin Harrison, the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1752.

Location. 37° 20.53′ N, 77° 13.187′ W.

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Marker is near Kimages, Virginia, in Charles City County. It is on John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 0.1 miles east of Route 156, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charles City VA 23030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stephen Bates (approx. 0.8 miles away); Shirley (approx. 0.8 miles away); A Great Escape (approx. 1.6 miles away); Herring Creek & Kimages (approx. 1.8 miles away); Westover (approx. 1.8 miles away); Berkeley Plantation or Harrison's Landing (approx. 1.8 miles away);

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First English Thanksgiving in Virginia (approx. 1.8 miles away); Emanuel Quivers (approx. 1.8 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Berkeley Plantation or Harrison's Landing (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,685 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on July 26, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photo 1. submitted on July 17, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.