Historical Marker

Robinson's Tavern

Historical marker location:
Locust Grove, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Constitution Highway (State Highway 20) and Gold Dale Road (County Route 611), on the right when traveling west on Constitution Highway.)
Marker installed: 1929

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.