Sussex County - Greensville County
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member showbizkid
N 36° 45.348 W 077° 28.943
18S E 278403 N 4070656
A two-sided marker at the Sussex-Greensville County line. This marker was placed in 1928.
Waymark Code: WMKJX
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member dustyroades
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The Sussex County side reads:


SUSSEX COUNTY
AREA 515 SQUARE MILES
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FORMED IN 1753 FROM SURRY, AND
NAMED FOR AN ENGLISH COUNTY.
CORNWALLIS PASSED THROUGH THIS
COUNTY IN 1781

The Greensville County side reads:

GREENSVILLE COUNTY
AREA 307 SQUARE MILES
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FORMED IN 1780 FROM BRUNSWICK,
AND PROBABLY NAMED FOR SIR
RICHARD GRENVILLE, LEADER OF THE
SETTLEMENT ON ROANOKE ISLAND
1585. CORNWALLIS PASSED THROUGH
THIS COUNTY IN 1781.

The marker is right on the border between the two counties.

Marker Number: 33-Z

Marker Title: Sussex County - Greensville County

Marker Location: U.S. Highway 301 North at Sussex-Greensville County line

County or Independent City: Sussex County - Greensville County

Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation & Development Commission

Web Site: Not listed
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