Historical Marker
Half-Way House
Historical marker location:
10301 Jefferson Davis Highway, Chester, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) and Wonderview Drive, on the right when traveling north on Jefferson Davis Highway.)
Butlers Headquarters. Bermuda Hundred Campaign.
In 1619, the Virginia House of Burgesses became the first representative assembly in the Americas. It was the beginning of a tradition of representative government that would later influence the creation of the United States government.