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Kinsale in Westmoreland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Historic District of Kinsale, Virginia

 
 
Historic District of Kinsale, Virginia Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 16, 2016
1. Historic District of Kinsale, Virginia Marker
Inscription.
The
Historic District
of
Kinsale, Virginia
(Created by the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1706)
has been declared
A Virginia Landmark
by the
Virginia Department of Historic Resources
and has been placed on
The National Register of Historic Places
by the
United States Department of the Interior
AD 2005

 
Erected by Virginia Department of Historic Resources anf the United States Department of the Interior.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 2005.
 
Location. 38° 1.796′ N, 76° 34.732′ W. Marker is in Kinsale, Virginia, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Bank Street (Virginia Route 1002) and Route 1001, on the right when traveling east on Bank Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 490 Kinsale Road, Kinsale VA 22488, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Northern Neck. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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: Relentless Raids (within shouting distance of this marker); War in the Chesapeake (within shouting distance of this marker); “O! say can you see…” (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stewart Sisters v. The Steamer Sue
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(approx. 1.4 miles away); Kinsale (approx. 1½ miles away); Northumberland County / Westmoreland County (approx. 1.6 miles away); The War of 1812 / British Attacks at Kinsale and Mundy Point (approx. 2 miles away); War of 1812 (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kinsale.
 
Historic District of Kinsale, Virginia Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 16, 2016
2. Historic District of Kinsale, Virginia Marker
Gazebo in the park across Bank Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 16, 2016
3. Gazebo in the park across Bank Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 929 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 21, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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