Christopher Newport Monument
Capt. Christopher Newport
John Smith
Gabriel Archer
Hon. George Percy
With gentlemen, mariners, soldiers numbering twenty-one explored James River to the falls, and set up a cross
Whitsunday, May 24th 1607
This monument is presented to the City of Richmond by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
June 10th 1907
“Dei Gratia Virginia Condita”
Marker can be reached from the intersection of South 12th Street and East Byrd Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
