Wise County / Dickenson County

Historical marker location:

Meade, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Clintwood Highway (Virginia Route 83) and the county line, on the right when traveling east on Clintwood Highway.)

Marker installed: 2003

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.