Sandwich

Historical marker location:

Urbanna, Virginia

( Marker is on Old Virginia Street east of Cross Street (Virginia Route 227), on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2008

c. 1754.

Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents" because eight U.S. presidents were born there. Additionally, two more presidents, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, were born in what is now Virginia before it became a state.