Historical Marker
POW-MIA Memorial
Historical marker location:
102 E Court St, Amherst, Virginia
( Memorial is at the intersection of South Main Street (Business U.S. 29) and East Court Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.)
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.