Historical Marker
Elizabeth Stuart's Boxwoods
Historical marker location:
318 Letcher Ln, Ararat, Virginia
( Marker is on Letcher Lane (Virginia Route 749) ½ mile west of Ararat Highway (Virginia Route 773), on the left when traveling west.)
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.