Gen. John Sevier

Historical marker location:

9391 South Congress St.,, New Market, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of South Congress Street (U.S. 11) and Old Cross Road (also called Lee Highway) (Virginia Route 211), on the right when traveling south on South Congress Street.)

1745-1815.

The Virginia Company, a joint-stock company that funded the Jamestown colony, was the first company to be traded on the London Stock Exchange.