Gordon Inn

Historical marker location:

Gordonsville, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 15/33) and East Gordon Avenue (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1928

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.