Kinsale - Kinsale VA
Posted by: 
Don.Morfe
N 38° 01.128 W 076° 36.203
18S E 359258 N 4209114
Near by at the old home of the Bailey family, “The Great House,” is the tomb of Midshipman James B. Sigourney, who in command of the sloop “Asp” fell in an engagement with the British in Yeocomico River, June 14, 1813.
Waymark Code: WM16PE8
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2022
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TEXT on the historical marker:
Two miles east, on the picturesque Yeocomico River, is Kinsale, the founding of which the Assembly ordered in 1784. Near by at the old home of the Bailey family, “The Great House,” is the tomb of Midshipman James B. Sigourney, who in command of the sloop “Asp” fell in an engagement with the British in Yeocomico River, June 14, 1813.
Erected 1932 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number JT-8.)
Marker Number: JT-8
Marker Title: Kinsale
Marker Location: Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202)
County or Independent City: Westmoreland County
Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation & Development Commission
Web Site: Not listed
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