On George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) at T C Walker Road (Route 629), on the right when traveling south on George Washington Memorial Highway.
John Page, planter, scholar, and Revolutionary patriot, was born in 1743 at Rosewell, three miles west of here. He attended the College of William and Mary with Thomas Jefferson. The two men developed a lifelong friendship and shared an interest in . . . — — Map (db m30115) HM
On Pocahontas Lane south of Powhatan Drive (Virginia Route 1316), on the right when traveling south.
According to Gloucester legend this chimney is all that remains of the house built by Captain
John Smith for Indian Chief Powhatan in 1609
The collapse of this chimney in an 1888 storm gave impetus to the preservation movement in Virgina . . . — — Map (db m46888) HM
On Hayes Road Rt 1238 at Hook Road, on the left when traveling south on Hayes Road Rt 1238.
Here, at the Hook, Tarleton, commanding the cavalry of Cornwallis's army, fought an action with Choisy's French force and Virginia militia, October 3, 1781. The Duke de Lauzun's cavalry charged Tarleton, who retired to Gloucester Point. There he was . . . — — Map (db m7584) HM
On George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) 0.5 miles north of Ernest Lane (Virginia Route 667), on the right when traveling south.
Woodville School is an important monument to Gloucester County and the African American community who strove to ensure quality education for their children in the early 20th century. Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck and Company, aided . . . — — Map (db m30122) HM
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