Huguenot Settlement

Huguenot Settlement is a Virginia historical marker in Goochland County, dedicated 2003.

Rte. 6 (eastbound), 0.2 miles east of Boscobel Road

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In 1700-1701, Huguenots (French Protestant refugees) settled in this region on land provided to them by the Virginia colony. The Huguenot settlement, known as "Manakin Town" centered at the former site of a Monacan Indian town, located south of the James River. During this period the Monacans and other Indian tribes traded with the settlers. In 1700, the Virginia General Assembly established the King William Parish, which enabled the Huguenots to have their own church, pastor, and set their own parish tithes. Over time the Huguenots obtained individual land grants on both sides of the James River and throughout this region.

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1630 · Nova Virginia Tabula. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1755 · Virginie, Maryland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1862 · Seat of war in Virginia (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1889 · Virginia and West Virginia (eastern portion). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1944 · Midlothian, Virginia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Virginie, Maryland, 1755, covering the location of Huguenot Settlement, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Virginie, Maryland, 1755, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Huguenot Settlement

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