North Carolina / Virginia

North Carolina Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1775

Virginia First permanent English colony in America, 1607; one of thirteen original states. Richmond, the capital, was seat of Confederate government.

Marker is on Highway 32 N (North Carolina Route 32) north of Adams Swamp Road, on the left when traveling north.