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Malone will present historic map program at Shiloh School May 4

Shiloh School’s 2019 opening program will feature “the most important map in American history,” as the Library of Congress calls it.

At 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, Urbanna Visitor Center docent Paul Malone will recount the story of John Mitchell, an 18th century native son who drafted the map in 1755. Born in 1711, Mitchell spent his boyhood on Morattico Creek and was educated in Scotland. Graduating after advanced study in medicine, Mitchell returned…

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