Charles City in Charles City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
New Hope & Court House
Charles City County, Virginia
Photographed by Kathy Walker, August 3, 2007
1. New Hope & Court House Marker
Inscription.
New Hope and Court House. Charles City County, Virginia. Since the establishment of the Court House during the mid-eighteenth century, this area has served as a community center for the entire county. During the Revolution and Civil War the area was the site of military encampments. A tavern built in the colonial era was destroyed by fire and replaced by a house and store, first owned by Nances and later the Majors. Landmarks in the Court House area have included a blacksmith shop, county jail, post office (est. 1803), Hubbard's Store, Greenway School, Charles City Charity School (est. 1810) and Charles City High School (est. 1924). Prominent are homes include Greenway, Mons Sacre, Wood Park and the Brown-Jones House. The area east of the Glebe Creek was known as New Hope. Area landmarks have included the store of Fielding Lewis, the Glebe Lane School, Waddill's Mill and Haupt's Store, earlier known as Major's Store. Prominent area homes include Belle Air, "The Glebe" of Westover Parish, Little Glebe, Bush Hill, the home of several doctors and Millford, the home of Edmund Waddill, a longtime Clerk of the Court.
Since the establishment of the Court House during the mid-eighteenth century, this area has served as a community center for the entire county. During the Revolution and Civil War the area was the site of military encampments. A tavern built in the colonial era was destroyed by fire and replaced by a house and store, first owned by Nances and later the Majors. Landmarks in the Court House area have included a blacksmith shop, county jail, post office (est. 1803), Hubbard's Store, Greenway School, Charles City Charity School (est. 1810) and Charles City High School (est. 1924). Prominent are homes include Greenway, Mons Sacre, Wood Park and the Brown-Jones House. The area east of the Glebe Creek was known as New Hope. Area landmarks have included the store of Fielding Lewis, the Glebe Lane School, Waddill's Mill and Haupt's Store, earlier known as Major's Store. Prominent area homes include Belle Air, "The Glebe" of Westover Parish, Little Glebe, Bush Hill, the home of several doctors and Millford, the home of Edmund Waddill, a longtime Clerk of the Court.
Location. 37° 20.605′ N, 77° 3.994′ W. Marker is in Charles City
Click or scan to see this page online
, Virginia, in Charles City County. It is on John Tyler Memorial Highway (State Highway 5) 2.8 miles east of Wilcox Wharf Road (County Route 618), 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.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Charles City C. H. (was approx. Ό mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 28, 2009
2. John Tyler Memorial Hwy (facing east).
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 28, 2009
3. Charles City County Courthouse & Clerk's Office
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,727 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on July 22, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. 2. submitted on April 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on June 2, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photos of the other locations mentioned on the marker. • Can you help?
