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

Eyre Hall

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 30, 2016

1. Eyre Hall Marker

Inscription. Has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses National significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
This rare fragment of 18th century Chesapeake landscape, with its Georgian house and out-buildings set among agricultural fields and marshlands expresses the wealth, status, and tastes of one family over more than two centuries as well as the economic and social history of the region.

National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
Designated 2012

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Colonial Era.

Location. 37° 18.623′ N, 75° 57.727′ W. Marker is in Cheriton, Virginia, in Northampton County. It is at the intersection of Eyrehall Drive and U.S. 13 on Eyrehall Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cape Charles VA 23310, 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.

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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: Salem Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Stratton Manor (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Tidewater Institute (approx. 0.8 miles away); Town Fields (approx. 1.2 miles away); Home of First Settler (approx. 2.8 miles away); Home of the First Settler (approx. 2.8 miles away); Eastville Inn (approx. 3.1 miles away); Historic Northampton County Court Bell (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheriton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Towne Fields (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding Eyre Hall. 14 generations of the same family have lived

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 30, 2016

2. Eyre Hall

in Eyre Hall.

Also see . . . Eyre Hall - Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 2, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 30, 2016

3. Eyre Hall

Eyre Hall Cemetery and Orangery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 30, 2016

4. Eyre Hall Cemetery and Orangery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 923 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 2, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.