The Cross Route by Land
Crosses are numbered in the historic chronological sequence, but mileages are in geographic sequence on a route running clockwise around the Bay. On foot gives distances from parking to the marker.
From To Miles On Foot
(1) “The Falls” Richmond, VA
(4) Pamunkey River Aylett, VA
(2) Moncuin Creek Manquin, VA
(3) Mattaponi River Aylett, VA
(5) Dragon Run Center Cross, VA
(20) Fall Hill Fredericksburg, VA
(19) Belmont Falmouth, VA
(12) “Burtons Mount”
(10) “Blands Content”
(18) “Willowbyes”
(14) “Smiths Falls”
(15) “Gunters Harbour”
(16) “Peregryns Mount” Elkridge, MD
(17) “Tockwogh”
(9) “Kuskarawaok”
(8) “Wighcocomoco”
(7) Mockhorn Bay
(21) “Chesapeake”
(6) “Teracosick”
(24) Grays Creek
(23) “Appamatuck”
Richmond, VA
Aylett, VA
Manquin, VA
Aylett, VA
Center Cross, VA
Fredericksburg, VA
Falmouth, VA
Triangle, VA
Elkridge, MD
Perryman, MD
Havre de Grace, MD
North East, MD
Newark, DE
Galena, Md
Woodland, DE
Pocomoke City, MD
Oyster, VA
Norfolk, VA
Suffolk, VA
Surry, VA
Colonial Heights, VA
(4)
(2)
(3)
(5)
(20)
(19)
(12)
(10)
(18)
(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(9)
(8)
(7)
(21)
(6)
(24)
(23)
(1)
Pamunkey River
Moncuin Creek
Mattaponi River
Dragon Run
Fall Hill
Belmont
“Burtons Mount”
“Blands Content”
“Willowbyes”
“Smiths Falls”
“Gunters Harbour”
“Peregryns Mount”
“Tockwogh”
“Kuskarawaok”
“Wighcocomoco”
Mockhorn Bay
“Chesapeake”
“Teracosick”
Grays Creek
“Appamatuck”
“The Falls”
22
5.5
7.5
23
62
2
18
68
35
16
15
11
34
84
55
65
41
36
40
36
22
1/2
1/2
1/2
1 water
1/4
1/2
1/4
1/4
1/2
Tall trees near Linney’s Corner in Hanover Count, VA. The Powhatans marched Smith across parts of Central Virginia, including Linney’s.