Historical Marker
James S. Wadsworth
Historical marker location:
11011 Orange Plank Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia
( Memorial is at the intersection of Orange Plank Road (County Route 621) and Wilderness Park Drive, on the left when traveling east on Orange Plank Road.)
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.