Vaughan Road

Historical marker location:

Dinwiddie, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Carson Road and Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling west on Carson Road.)

Marker installed: 1968

The first successful English attempt to establish a colony in North America was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584 on Roanoke Island, off the coast of Virginia.