Amherst County/Rockbridge County
Posted by: 
vhasler
N 37° 44.544 W 079° 18.025
17S E 649744 N 4178593
County line marker on Hwy US60
Waymark Code: WMCH69
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2011
Views: 3
Marker text - South face:
Z-138
Amherst County
Area 470 Square Miles
Formed in 1761 from Albemarle, and named for Jeffrey, Lord Amherst, British commander in the French and Indian War. Balcony Falls are in this county.
North face:
Z-138
Rockbridge County
Area 616 Square Miles
Formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt, and named for the Natural Bridge. Samuel Houston and Cyrus H. McCormick were born in this county. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are buried in Lexington. Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute are there.
Located along winding Hwy US60. Shoulder available for pulloff.
For visit, please provide a good photograph - and anything you know about either of these two counties.