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Historic Sites First Landing Cross

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    Fort Story
    Virginia Beach, VA 23451
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    800-822-3224 (Virginia Beach Visitors Center)
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    Virginia Beach
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Upon touching the shore of the New World on April 26, 1607 (13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock) the first permanent English settlers from the London Company set up a cross on the newly named Cape Henry shore in gratitude to God and to affirm England's claim to the site. These settlers later traveled up the James River to Jamestown.

Each year a pilgrimage is organized by the Order of Cape Henry to celebrate this milestone. The present-day granite cross was erected in 1935 and is a national landmark.

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Coastal Virginia - Hampton Roads

Last Updated: 05/06/2016

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What's Nearby

  • Cape Henry Lighthouse
    Cape Henry Lighthouse
    583 Atlantic Ave
    Fort Story, VA 23459
    0.54 MI
  • Cross at Cape Henry
    Cross at Cape Henry
    Cape Henry & First Landing State Park
    Virginia Beach, VA 23451
    0.59 MI
  • Cape Henry Memorial
    Cape Henry Memorial
    Cape Henry & First Landing State Park
    Virginia Beach, VA 23451
    0.59 MI
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    Sandswept
    8304 Ocean Front
    Virginia Beach, VA 23451
    1.72 MI
  • First Landing State Park Camping
    First Landing State Park Camping
    2500 Shore Drive
    Virginia Beach, VA 23451
    1.98 MI

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