Cheap Things To Do in Harborton, Virginia

Inscription. Probable site of Fowkes Tavern where this first recorded play in English America was performed August 27, 1665. , Erected 1988 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number WY 18: ), , Location. 37° ... More on HMDB

With a pretty, petite harbor, rows of gingerbread porches, clapboard steeples and old-fashion glass storefronts it?s hard not to be smitten with this charmer chartered in 1680. The small town sophi... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. Two miles west is Onancock, founded in 1680. A courthouse was then built and used for a few years. Militia barracks were there in the Revolution. From Onancock, Colonel John Cropper we... More on HMDB

Inscription. Two miles east, on Route 600, meets what is possibly the nation's oldest continuous Sunday School. Begun by William Elliott in his home in 1785, it was moved in 1816 to Burton's Chapel and in 1870 to the present church. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This first play recorded in the United States was presented August 27, 1665. The Accomack County Court at Pungoteague heard charges against three men “for acting a play, ” ordered inspection of costumes and ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Known as the Scott Hall Cemetery, it dates from the late 18th century. Here will be found the grave of Commodore Whaley of the Maryland Navy who was killed in the Battle of the Barges in the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Born, June 2, 1840. Died, June 13, 1876. His life was gentle and the elements, So mixed in him that Nature might stand up, And say in all the World. This was a man. , Location. 37° 42.725′ N, 75° 45.117′ ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Dedicated to the men and women from Onancock and community who devotedly served their country during World Wars I and II, , Location. 37° 42.735′ N, 75° 45.121′ W. Marker is in Onancock, Virginia, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Records of this mercantile business date back to 1842. This store also served the community as a bank and as a social and political meeting place. Deeded in 1970 to Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. [Accomac County side] : Accomac County: Area 502 Square Miles The Eastern Shore was first known as the Kingdom of Accomac, for an indian tribe. Accomac was one of the original shires formed in 1634. The name was changed ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Five miles west is "Hedra Cottage", site of the home of Colonel Edmund Scarborough (Scarburgh), surveyor general of the colony. Beyond, at the end of Scarborough's Neck, was the village of the Occahannock Indians, the ... More on HMDB