On Kamps Mill Road north of American Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Armistead Nickens was born into a family of free people of color that included at least 12 veterans of the Revolutionary War. In 1867 the local agent of the Freedmen's Bureau identified him as a strong potential candidate for public office. After . . . — — Map (db m309476) HM
On Merry Point Road, on the left when traveling south.
Located one mile south on land lying between the eastern and western branches of the Corotoman River. It is the site of Barford, the dwelling of Captain Thomas Carter who was living there by 1674. A gift from his father-in-law, Edward Dale, the . . . — — Map (db m130231) HM
On Mary Ball Road (Virginia Route 3) just east of Morattico Road (County Route 622), on the right.
Seven tenths mile west is Epping Forest. The land was patented by Colonel Joseph Ball, who died there in 1711. His daughter, Mary Ball, mother of George Washington, was born there in 1707/8. The house incorporates parts of the original structure. — — Map (db m23764) HM
On Devils Bottom Road south of Mary Ball Road ( Route 3), on the right when traveling south.
Lancaster Co. opened Brookvale High School to serve Black students in 1959, five years after the U.S. Supreme Court declared public school segregation unconstitutional. The building replaced the old A.T. Wright High School. The Crusaders . . . — — Map (db m309478) HM
On River Road (Virginia Route 354) at White Chapel Road ( Route 201), on the left when traveling north on River Road.
Welcome to St. Mary’s Whitechapel Episcopal Church.
By the time of the American Revolution, this church had already served its parish of Virginia colonists for over a century. The parish was founded under the supervision of the House of . . . — — Map (db m23821) HM
Near Belle Isle Road 0.5 miles south of Creek Landing Road, on the right when traveling south.
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Trade Routes
Virginia Indians at the time of Captain Smith’s explorations were part of a vast commerce and communications network that extended to the Gulf Coast, New England, and the Great Lakes.
Native people on . . . — — Map (db m97199) HM
