Artery of Commerce

Artery of Commerce (HMMUO)

Location: Colonial Beach, VA 22443 Westmoreland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 11.196', W 76° 54.938'

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Sailing ships and the rivers they travelled were vital to the tidewater plantations of Virginia and Maryland. They were the colonial counterpart to our vehicles, highways, and railroads.

In front of you is Popes Creek; beyond is the Potomac River. Every Potomac River plantation was an international port of call. A steady procession of ships graced the river, collecting hogsheads of tobacco for shipment to England and unloading both the necessities and niceties of colonial life.

The river not only linked the new world to the old, but linked the Potomac River plantations to one another. Regular interaction gave the Potomac River plantation families a strong collective identity distinct from that of the rest of tidewater Virginia.
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HM NumberHMMUO
Series This marker is part of the More Than Words series
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 6:09am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 332232 N 4228253
Decimal Degrees38.18660000, -76.91563333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 11.196', W 76° 54.938'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 11' 11.76" N, 76° 54' 56.28" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 23704-23920 Popes Creek Rd, Colonial Beach VA 22443, US
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