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.
Geographic Location: Charles City County Physical Description of
Location: Charles City, VA 23030. Located on John Tyler Memorial
Hwy, 1.5 miles west of the intersection of John Tyler Memorial
Hwy and Barnetts Road (Rt. 609). Marker is on the left when
traveling west on John Tyler Memorial Hwy. Display on Google
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