WV-120 Virginia

Marker text: VIRGINIA

Named for Queen Elizabeth the Virgin Queen of England. Site of the first permanent English settlement in America, 1607. One of the 13 original colonies. The Old Dominion is the birthplace of eight United States Presidents.

West Virginia Historic Commission, 1966

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Location: US 460 (westbound) at the West Virginia (Mercer Co.) and Virginia (Giles Co.) state line, Giles County, Virginia

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