Historical Marker
Fort Wead
Historical marker location:
1107 Greyledge Boulevard, Chester, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Greyledge Boulevard and Greyledge Court, on the right when traveling east.)
The Bermuda Hundred Campaign.
Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents" because eight U.S. presidents were born there. Additionally, two more presidents, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, were born in what is now Virginia before it became a state.