Landmarks in Urbanna, Virginia

Inscription. As you look toward the water, you are viewing a historical landscape. The houses in front of you weren't here 250 years ago, but the Customs House the building across the street to your left would have been. Imagine what ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Sandwich, circa 1754, is registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. 2008. , Erected 2008. , Location. 37° 38.202′ N, 76° 34.428′ W. Marker ... More on HMDB

Inscription. First known as Nimcock Creek, this creek was mentioned in a legislative act of 1680 as “Wormleys Creek.” After the town of Urbanna was named in 1705 for Queen Anne, the stream was given the same name. British ... More on HMDB

LEE, Arthur, (brother of Francis Lightfoot Lee and Richard Henry Lee), a Delegate from Virginia; born at �Stratford,� in Westmoreland County, Va., December 20, 1740; attended Eton College, England;... More on Bioguide.congress.gov

Inscription. Nearby, in the garden of Lansdowne, was buried Arthur Lee, 1740-1792, the youngest son of Thomas Lee of Stratford. Early in 1776 he secretly obtained the original grant of French milit... More on HMDB

Inscription. In Colonial Virginia, tobacco was money a product in high demand in England. Acts were passed providing for the inspection of tobacco to ensure quality and to make sure that correct payments were made for its sale and ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The quiet landscape you see today was once teeming with activity. There was a garden behind the store that provided vegetables for home use and possibly for sale or trade. There was a larger garden area as well, which ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This historical landscape hasn't really changed in the past 250 years. The Factor Store has gone through many transitions from a tobacco inspection facility and general store, to private homes, to the Urbanna Library ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Born in Lancaster County on 13 Apr. 1711, John Mitchell studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and in 1734 opened a practice of medicine here in Urbanna. In 1746, he moved to London, where he published his Map ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1763 Ralph Wormeley III of Rosegill sold this house to James Mills, a Scottish merchant. In 1791 Arthur Lee bought it and 1,000 adjacent acres to be his home in retirement. Lee named this estate Landsdowne in honor ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Three miles east is Hewick, built about 1678 by Christopher Robinson, Clerk of Middlesex County. It was the birthplace of John Robinson, Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Treasurer of Virginia, 1738-1766, the leading ... More on HMDB