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Gamble's Hill Monument, (South Third St.), Richmond, Va.

Card Text (transcribed from postcard): Boulder Monument erected by the Assn. for the Preservation of Va. Antiquities in commemoration of the first visit of men of the Anglo-Saxon race, to the present site of Richmond. Here it was that Captain John Smith and a party of hardy adventurers, while on an expedition up the river from Jamestown, on June 10th, 1607, erected a cross and claimed the river and adjacent lands in the name of His Majesty James I of England.

 

Manufacturer: Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va.

 

Date Postmarked: Not postmarked.

 

Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

 

Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/425

 

Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards

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Uploaded on March 16, 2015