Jamestown Road
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N 37° 13.793 W 076° 46.800
18S E 342093 N 4121858
A marker noting the early road between Jamestown and Middle Plantation that later became Williamsburg.
Waymark Code: WMBJ23
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2011
Views: 11
The text of the marker reads:
"W-38 Jamestown Road - The ancient road that linked Jamestown, the original colonial capital, with Middle Plantation )later Williamsburg) followed a meandering course. It departed from Jamestown Island and then turned northeast, crossing Powhatan and Mill Creeks. As it approached Middle Plantation, it traversed a branch of College Creek that by the mid-17th century was dammed to form Rich Neck plantation's millpond, today's Lake Matoaka. Improvements to Jamestown Road, completed in time for the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition, constituted the first project completed with the assistance of the State Highway Commission, formed in 1906. Department of Historic Resources. 1998"
Marker Number: W-38
Marker Title: W-38 Jamestown Road
Marker Location: Roadside on Jamestown Road
County or Independent City: Jamestown, Virginia
Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Web Site: Not listed
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