Amelia County/Chesterfield County
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vhasler
N 37° 21.302 W 077° 50.980
18S E 247603 N 4138068
Adjacent counties named for Pricess Amelia and Earl of Chesterfield.
Waymark Code: WMBF62
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2011
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Marker text:
Z-47
Amelia County
Formed in 1734 from Prince George and Brunswick, and named for Princess Amelia, daughter of King George II. William B. Giles, Governor of Virginia 1827-30, lived in this county.
Z-47
Chesterfield County
Formed in 1748 from Henrico, and named for the Earl of Chesterfield, noted courtier. The first iron furnace in America, 1619, was in this county. The battle of Drewry's Bluff, 1864, took place here.
Marker Number: Z-47
Marker Title: Amelia County/Chesterfield County
Marker Location: North side of US 360
County or Independent City: Amelia County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation & Development Commission, 1928
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