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

Shirley

Photographed by Kathy Walker, August 11, 2007

1. Shirley Marker

Inscription. The house a short distance south, Shirley was first occupied in 1613 and was known as West-and-Shirley Hundred. In 1664, Edward Hill patented the place, which was left by the third Edward Hill to his sister, Elizabeth Carter, in 1720. Here was born Anne Hill Carter, mother of Robert E. Lee, who often visited Shirley. The present house was built about 1740.

Erected 1928 by Conservation and Development Commission. (Marker Number V-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1613.

Location. 37° 20.986′ N, 77° 13.832′ W. Marker is near Charles City, Virginia, in Charles City County. It is at the intersection of John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) and Shirley Plantation Road ( Route 608), on the right when traveling west on John Tyler Memorial Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charles City VA 23030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stephen Bates (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Harrison (approx. 0.8 miles away); A Great Escape (approx. 1.2 miles away); Wayside & Granville (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bermuda Hundred Landing (approx. 2.3 miles away); Bermuda Hundred (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Bermuda Hundred (approx. 2.3 miles away); Herring Creek & Kimages (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charles City.

Other markers no longer nearby. Scene of Jefferson’s Wedding (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a