Cumberland County/Powhatan County
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N 37° 32.737 W 078° 06.695
17S E 755180 N 4159323
Double sided Virginia Historic highway marker Z-197 on the Cumberland/Powhatan county line.
Waymark Code: WMVW2E
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2017
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Cumberland County Formed in 1748 from Goochland, and named for the Duke of Cumberland, second son of King George II. The earliest call for independence came from this county, April 22, 1776.
Powhatan County Formed in 1777 from Cumberland and Chesterfield and named for Powhatan, the noted Indian ruler. Many Huguenots settled in this county, 1699-1700. Here Robert E. Lee spent the summer of 1865.
Conservation & Development Commission 1938
Marker Number: Z-197
Marker Title: Powhatan/Cumberland County
Marker Location: US Route 60
County or Independent City: Powhatan, Cumberland
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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