Historical Marker
On to Richmond!
Historical marker location:
1376 Vernon Street, Gloucester Point, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from Vernon Street near Riverview Street.)
McClellan Invades the Virginia Tidewater.
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.