Culpeper County / Orange County
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theroths3
N 38° 22.742 W 077° 47.041
18S E 256812 N 4251540
Where Culpeper and Orange counties meet
Waymark Code: WM1X25
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2007
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Culpeper County
Area 384 square miles
Formed in 1748 from Orange, and named for Lord Culpeper, Governor of Virginia, 1680-1683. The battle of Cedar Mountain, 1862, was fought in this county.
Orange County
Area 359 square miles
Formed in 1734 from Spotsylvania, and named for the prince of Orange, who in that year married princess Anne, daughter of King George II. President James Madison lived in this county, and President Zachary Taylor was born here.
Marker Number: Z-176
Marker Title: Culpeper County / Orange County
Marker Location: Route 3 W
County or Independent City: Orange County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation & Development Commisssion, 1937
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