Lewis Chapel

Historical marker location:

10000 Gunston Road, Lorton, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611) and Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242), on the right when traveling south on Old Colchester Road.)

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.