Flowerdew Hundred
N 37° 14.869 W 077° 09.027
18S E 309272 N 4124531
The Flowerdew Hundred settlement was established near here in 1619 and a windmill was built within a few years.
Waymark Code: WM16AA
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2007
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Four miles north of here, Governor Sir George Yeardley established Flowerdew Hundred settlement by 1619. In 1621 a windmill was built there, the first one recorded in English North America. In response to English expansion into Powhatan lands, such as occurred at Flowerdew and elsewhere, paramount chief Opechancanough planned a coordinated assault on English settlements. The settlement survived the attack on 22 Mar. 1622 and was inhabited through the 18th century. On 14-16 June 1864, U.S. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac landed there and marched towards Petersburg to attack it.
Marker Number: K 214
Marker Title: Flowerdew Hundred
Marker Location: Rt 10 near Garysville
County or Independent City: Prince George County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 2005
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