Nottoway County/Amelia County
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vhasler
N 37° 16.436 W 078° 08.320
17S E 753702 N 4129099
County line. Nottoway named after an Indian tribe, while Amelia from a princess.
Waymark Code: WMBF79
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2011
Views: 3
Marker Text:
Z-284
Nottoway County
Area 310 square miles
Formed in 1788 from Amelia, and named for an Indian tribe. Tarleton passed through this county in 1781. Here lived William Hodges Mann, Governor of Virginia 1910-14.
Z-284
Amelia County
Area 371 square miles
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.
Marker Number: Z-284
Marker Title: Nottoway County/Amelia County
Marker Location: Along VA307 Holly Farms Road
County or Independent City: Nottoway County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia Conservation Comission, 1947
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