Kempsville in Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Princess Anne County Courthouse

1787

Princess County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, May 20, 2019

1. Princess County Courthouse Marker

Inscription.
The Princess County Courthouse was located 200 yards northeast of this point at the time of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America in 1787. This marker erected by the Constitution’s Celebration Commission of Virginia Beach and the Princess Anne County-Virginia Beach Historical Society, September 17, 1987.

Erected 1987 by Constitution’s Celebration Commission of Virginia Beach and the Princess Anne County-Virginia Beach Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.

Location. 36° 49.658′ N, 76° 9.755′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in Kempsville. Marker is on Overland Road north of Singleton Way, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Virginia Beach VA 23462, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Skirmish Of Kempsville (within shouting distance of this marker); Kempsville (within shouting distance of this marker); Skirmish at Kemp’s Landing (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Filipinos in the U.S. Navy (approx. 0.8 miles away); Filipino American Veterans of Hampton Roads (approx.

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0.9 miles away); Filipino American Sea Service Veterans (approx. 0.9 miles away); Princess Anne County Training School / Union Kempsville High School (approx. one mile away); New Town (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia Beach.

Princess County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, May 20, 2019

2. Princess County Courthouse

Virginia Beach Historical Register plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, May 20, 2019

3. Virginia Beach Historical Register plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 515 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.