Union Army Checked

Historical marker location:

Pickadat Corner, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1 / 301) and Harrowgate Road (State Highway 144), on the right when traveling north on Jefferson Davis Highway.)

Marker installed: 1927

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.