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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5X5_westover_Charles-City-VA.html
In 1619 the first settlement was made at Westover, about 2 miles southeast. Two settlers died in the Powhatan uprising of 1622. Theodorick Bland bought Westover in 1666; William Byrd I acquired it in 1688. About 1730 his son, Colonel William Byrd …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5X4_berkeley-plantation-or-harrisons-landing_Charles-City-VA.html
A short distance south, it was first settled in 1619, when the first Thanksgiving was held here. The present mansion, built in 1726, was the birthplace of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and President William Henry Ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5WD_benjamin-harrison_Charles-City-VA.html
Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) - Virginia planter, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence - was born at nearby Berkekey plantation. He first served in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1752, though elected in 1749, and remained …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5WB_wayside-granville_Charles-City-VA.html
Wayside was settled after 1613 as part of West and Sherley Hundred. Landmarks have included St. John's Church, established in 1897 by the Rev. John Jones, a post office at Shirley and the Shirley Mill. In 1921 the Wayside Community Club assisted i…