Historical Marker
Whitaker's House
Historical marker location:
Williamsburg, Virginia
( Marker is on Pocahontas Trail (Virginia Route 60) 0.1 miles east of Virginia Route 199, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1974
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.