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

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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. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 20.986′ N, 77° 13.832′ W. Marker was near Charles City, Virginia, in Charles City County. It was 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 was in this post office area: Charles City

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VA 23030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Coastal Virginia.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: Stephen Bates (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Shirley (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Harrison (approx. 0.8 miles away); A Great Escape (approx. 1.2 miles away); Battles on the James (approx. 1.4 miles away); Wayside & Granville (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bermuda Hundred Landing (approx. 2.3 miles away); Bermuda Hundred (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charles City.

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Photographed by Evan Dwyer, April 27, 2025

2. Shirley Marker

To the right is the Virginia Capital Trail. To the left is Route 5. This is the replacement marker, but in the original's location.

markers no longer nearby. Scene of Jefferson’s Wedding (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Bermuda Hundred Landing (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The linked marker replaced this marker in the same location.

Also see . . . Shirley Plantation. National Register Nomination Form. (Submitted on October 14, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)