Historical Marker
Bacons Castle
Historical marker location:
Surry, Virginia
( Marker is on Colonial Trail East (Virginia Route 10) south of Bacons Castle Trail (County Route 617), on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1961
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.