Historical Marker
Grants Headquarters
Historical marker location:
Locust Grove, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from Constitution Highway (Virginia Route 20), on the right when traveling west.)
The Battle of the Wilderness. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military 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.