Richmond County / Northumberland County

Historical marker location:

14528 Richmond Rd, Farnham, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Richmond Road (U.S. 360) and Normans Corner Road (Virginia Route 617), on the left when traveling east on Richmond Road.)

Marker installed: 1928

The first African American governor in the United States, L. Douglas Wilder, was elected in Virginia in 1989.