Giuseppe Oddenino

Historical marker location:

2062 Germanna Hwy, Locust Grove, Virginia

( Marker can be reached from College Road (Virginia Route 375) 0.3 miles west of Germanna Highway (Virginia Route 3), on the right when traveling west.)

In 1619, the Virginia House of Burgesses became the first representative assembly in the Americas. It was the beginning of a tradition of representative government that would later influence the creation of the United States government.