Historical Marker
Libby Prison CSA
Historical marker location:
2000 East Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of East Cary Street and South 20th Street, on the right when traveling east on East Cary Street.)
Marker installed: 1911
1861-65.
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.