Marker text - South face:
No. Z-66
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:
No. Z-66
Bedford County
Area 791 square miles
Formed in 1753 from Lunenburg and Albemarle, and named for the fourth Duke of Bedford, English statesman. The Peaks of Otter are in this county.
Located on gravel pulloff on west side of Hwy US501 just south of Snowden Dam on the James River. Near steps with blue blazed hiking trail.