Historical Marker
Michie Tavern
Historical marker location:
641 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy, Charlottesville, Virginia
( Marker is on Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53) 0.1 miles east of Michie Tavern Lane (Virginia Route 1102), on the right when traveling east.)
The first successful English attempt to establish a colony in North America was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584 on Roanoke Island, off the coast of Virginia.