Historical Marker
Federal Artillery Battery
Historical marker location:
6005 Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from Cold Harbor Road (State Highway 156) 0.2 miles east of Boatswain Lane, on the right when traveling east.)
Cold Harbor Battlefield Park Walking Trail.
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.