On Saint James Street (Virginia Route 6) east of Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
On November 3, 1824, General Lafayette was welcomed in Columbia where he enjoyed a light meal prior to departing for Wilmington, VA. — — Map (db m291490) HM
On East River Road (Virginia Route 6) 0.9 miles east of Bremo Road ( Route 656), on the right when traveling east.
Here was an important supply depot and arsenal of the Virginia government in 1781, and here Baron von Steuben, commanding the American forces, trained recruits for Green's army in the South. Threatened by Cornwallis's approach, Steuben moved stores . . . — — Map (db m31602) HM
On Columbia Road (Local Route 690) 0.1 miles north of Jackson Lane, on the right when traveling south.
In summer, 1781, Lt. Col. Simcoe led his Queen's Rangers and the 2nd Bt. of the 71st Highland Light Infantry in a successful raid upon the arsenal at Point of Fork. Baron von Steuben with some 400 recruits was able to save some of the weaponry by . . . — — Map (db m291493) HM
On East River Road (Virginia Route 6) 0.9 miles east of Bremo Road ( Route 656), on the right when traveling east.
Rassawek, the principal town of the Monacan Indians, stood nearby, according to Capt. John Smith's 1612 map of Virginia. Several smaller satellite villages were located within a few miles of Rassawek. The Monacans, who belonged to the Siouan . . . — — Map (db m31603) HM
