Libby House

Historical marker location:

1A Libby Terrace, Richmond, Virginia

( Marker is on North 29th Street just north of Libby Terrace when traveling north.)

1851. Historic Richmond Foundation.

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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.