Green Spring Road
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turnersrugs
N 37° 14.105 W 076° 47.108
18S E 341649 N 4122444
Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number V-42.)
Waymark Code: WMGBBZ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2013
Views: 9
The 17th century road to Green Spring, home of Governor Sir William Berkeley, was the eastern part of the Great Road, the earliest-developed English thoroughfare in Virginia. The Great Road ran from Jamestown Island toward the falls of the James River. The road was an important thoroughfare used to transport goods and forward communitcations between settlements. Originally, the Green Spring Road followed close to the James River, linking Jamestown to Green Spring. On 6 July 1781, the Revolutionary War Battle of Green Spring was fought in the fields flanking this road. By this time, the lower portion of the road(a part of present day Rte. 614) had shifted eastward.
Marker Number: v 42
Marker Title: Green Spring Road
Marker Location: williamsburg va
County or Independent City: williamsburg
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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