Trigger Guard (early 17th century): Several examples of this particular shape of trigger guard were recovered from Jordan’s Journey near Hopewell in Prince George County —two from the same pit including this one and trigger guard 1143. A third example of exactly the same shape as this one came from another nearby feature on the same site (not shown here).
Updated April 11, 2018
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DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
