Berkeley and Harrison's Landing
A short distance south. The place was first settled in 1619 but was abandoned. It was repatented in 1636. Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence, lived here; his son, William Henry Harrison, President of the United States, was born here, 1773. In July-August, 1862, General McClellan had his headquarters at Berkeley while the Army of the Potomac was here.
Marker can be reached from Harrison Landing Road 0.7 miles south of Westover Road (Virginia Route 633), on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
