Baxter House

Historical marker location:

Edom, Virginia

( Marker is on Harpine Highway (Virginia Route 42) north of Williamsburg Road (County Route 782), on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1973

National Register of Historic Places.

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During World War II, Virginia was the site of several major military installations, including the Norfolk Naval Base, the largest naval base in the world.