Marker Logo HMdb.org THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Near Williamsburg in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Fences and Livestock

 
 
Fences and Livestock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 14, 2008
1. Fences and Livestock Marker
Inscription. Jamestown had a large number of four-footed and feathered residents. A chronicler wrote of “two hundred … cattle, as many goats, infinite hogs in herds all over the woods.” The government required fences to keep the free-roaming livestock out of the edible harvest.
 
Erected by Colonial National Historic Park.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era.
 
Location. 37° 12.414′ N, 76° 46.507′ W. Marker is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. Marker can be reached from Colonial Parkway, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in the "New Towne" section of the Historic Jamestown unit of Colonial National Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Row Houses (within shouting distance of this marker); The Jamestown Riverfront 1630-1690 (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson Home 1620s (within shouting distance of this marker); A Campsite pre-1607 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ambler House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); May-Hartwell Site 1660-1699
Paid Advertisement
Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.
Click or scan to see
this page online
(about 300 feet away); A Remarkable Collection 1670-1700 (about 300 feet away); Ditch and Mound (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.
 
Also see . . .
1. Historic Jamestowne. Colonial National Historic Park from National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 19, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 

2. Historic Jamestowne. Historic Jamestowne is the site of the first permanent English settlement in America. The site is jointly administered by APVA Preservation Virginia and the National Park Service. (Submitted on March 19, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Marker in Historic Jamestown image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 14, 2008
2. Marker in Historic Jamestown
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 827 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

Share this page.  
Share on Tumblr
m=17200

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisements
Mar. 28, 2024