Amherst County/Rockbridge County

Amherst County/Rockbridge County (HM18ID)

Location: Big Island, VA 24526 Amherst County
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N 37° 36.433', W 79° 25.85'

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Amherst County: Formed in 1781 from Albemarle, and named for Jeffrey, Lord Amherst, British commander in the French and Indian War. Balcony Falls are in this county.

Rockbridge County: 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 are the Virginia Military Institute are there.
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HM NumberHM18ID
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Marker Number19-Z
Year Placed1928
Placed ByConservation and Development Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 7:13pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 638504 N 4163393
Decimal Degrees37.60721667, -79.43083333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 36.433', W 79° 25.85'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 36' 25.98" N, 79° 25' 51.00" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100 Virginia Byway, Big Island VA 24526, US
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