Hanover County / Henrico County

Historical marker location:

4600 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia

( Marker is on Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) 0.7 miles west of Elm Drive, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1946

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.