Historical Marker

World War II Memorial

Historical marker location:
2808 Drewrys Bluff Road, Bensley, Virginia
( Memorial can be reached from Drewrys Bluff Road west of Wentworth Street, on the right when traveling west.)

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.