VA-E15 Henry at Hanover Courthouse

Marker text: HENRY AT HANOVER COURTHOUSE

Six miles east still stands Hanover Courthouse, in which, December, 1763, Patrick Henry delivered his great speech in the "Parsons' Cause," when he denounced the British Government for vetoing an act of the Virginia General Assembly.

Virginia State Library, 1961

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Location: US 1 (northbound) at Ashland (north of VA Rt. 54)., Hanover County, Virginia

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