Historical Marker
Maritime Highway
Historical marker location:
3540 Kiptopeke Drive, Cape Charles, Virginia
( Marker is on Kiptopeke Drive (County Route 704) 0.4 miles west of Florida Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)
Kiptopeke State Park.
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.