Historical Marker

Overlook

Historical marker location:
41 Watling Street, Urbanna, Virginia
( Marker is on Watling Street (Virginia Route 1004) just east of Urbanna Road (Virginia Route 227), on the left when traveling east.)

Circa 1885. 41 Watling St.

Jamestown, Virginia, was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was founded in 1607 and served as the capital of Virginia until 1699.