Historical Marker
Free State
Historical marker location:
880 Belvedere Boulevard, Rio, Virginia
( Marker is on Belvedere Boulevard, 0.1 miles east of Belvedere Place, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2014
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.