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Historical Markers in Champlain, Virginia
Tappahannock is the county seat for Essex County
Champlain is in Essex County
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| 1 ► Virginia, Essex County, Champlain — N-20 — Fonthill |
| On US 17 at VA 631 Lloyd's Road, on the right when traveling south on US 17. Reported permanently removed. | |||
| A mile and a half west stands Fonthill, built in 1832 by Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter. He served variously as United States senator, Confederate secretary of state, Confederate States senator, and as a member of the peace commission that met with . . . — — Map (db m7409) HM | |||
2 ► Virginia, Essex County, Champlain — O-83 — Layton’s Landing Wharf and Ferry —  |
| On Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17) 0.3 miles north of Layton’s Landing Road (Virginia Route 637), on the right when traveling north. | |||
| Two miles northeast on the Rappahannock River, at Coleman's Town, George Southern was operating a ferry by 1679. In the early 1700s, the Ley and Layton families ran the ferry, an ordinary, and a wharf. By midcentury, the community had become a hub . . . — — Map (db m214590) HM | |||