Berkeley and Harrison's Landing

Berkeley and Harrison's Landing, a short distance south, was first settled in 1619 but was abandoned and repatented in 1636. Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence, lived here, and his son William Henry Harrison, President of the United States, was born here in 1773. In July-August, 1862, General McClellan had his headquarters at Berkeley while the Army of the Potomac was here.

Virginia · United States