VA-N9 Early Settlement

Marker text: EARLY SETTLEMENT

Two miles east near the river, Richard Coleman planeted a frontier settlement and trading post in 1652. By 1660 a church was built, to which every man was required to come armed for protection against the Indians.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1928.

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Location: US 17 (northbound) north of Cavet., Essex County, Virginia

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