Historical Marker
Uptons Trail
Historical marker location:
Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia
( Marker is on Grant Drive, 0.7 miles north of Brock Road, on the right when traveling north.)
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.
The first successful English attempt to establish a colony in North America was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584 on Roanoke Island, off the coast of Virginia.