Historical Marker
Skiff
Historical marker location:
128 Hawthorn St, Colonial Beach, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Hawthorn Street and Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Hawthorn Street.)
Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents" because eight U.S. presidents were born there. Additionally, two more presidents, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, were born in what is now Virginia before it became a state.