Matildaville

Historical marker location:

9200 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, Virginia

( Marker can be reached from Old Dominion Drive (County Route 738) 1 mile north of Georgetown Pike (Route 193).)

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.