Historical Marker
Belmont
Historical marker location:
1600 Hilliard Road, Richmond, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from Hilliard Road (Virginia Route 161) 0.2 miles east of Tanya Avenue.)
Marker installed: 2008
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.