Historical Marker
Dangerfield Newby
Historical marker location:
Amissville, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Laurel Mills Road (County Route 618) and Richmond Road (County Route 729), on the left when traveling east on Laurel Mills Road.)
A Tragic Journey to Harpers Ferry.
Jamestown, Virginia, was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was founded in 1607 and served as the capital of Virginia until 1699.