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Richard Bland (1710-1776), statesman and son of Richard and Elizabeth Randolph Bland of Jordan's Point, represented Prince George County in the House of Burgesses from 1742 to 1776. Between the 1750s and 1774, Bland played a leading role through newspaper articles, public letters, and pamphlets in arguing for Virginia control of its internal political and economic affairs. He was a Virginia delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses and elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1776. Bland died in Williamsburg on 26 Oct. 1776. He was buried in a nearby family cemetery at Jordan's Point.
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| HM Number | HMCAU |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | K 323 |
| Year Placed | 2005 |
| Placed By | Department of Historic Resources |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 11:32pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 303011 N 4131111 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.30578333, -77.22273333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 18.347', W 77° 13.364' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 18' 20.82" N, 77° 13' 21.84" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 804 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 601-629 Jordan Point Rd, Hopewell VA 23860, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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Marker can be seen on Google Maps near the southern junction of Jordan Point Road (156) and Jordan Parkway. Appears in good condition.
Oct 17, 2016 at 9:01am PDT by funkydoowopper
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