Historical Marker
Southside High School
Historical marker location:
12318 Boydton Plank Rd, Dinwiddie, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Eastview Drive and Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west on Eastview Drive.)
Dinwiddie, Virginia. Dinwiddie County.
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.