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Site of James Burke's Garden
Burkes Garden Rd,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
37° 6' 42.8796",
-81° 21' 5.0508"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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Burke's Garden is named for James Burke who surveyed the region with James Patton by 1750. According to tradition, Burke buried some potato peelings in the region's fertile soil during a survey expedition. Sometime later another group camped at the same site and discovered the potatoes, resulting in the area becoming known as Burke's Garden. Burke built a cabin nearby and lived here from about 1753 until 1756 when hostilities began during the French and Indian War. Burke's Garden is a topographically rare elongated basin rimmed entirely by the Garden Mountain.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Site of James Burke's Garden Virginia Map
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