Gloucester County / Mathews County

Gloucester County / Mathews County (HMK4E)

Location: Dutton, VA 23050 Mathews County
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N 37° 29.722', W 76° 26.618'

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Gloucester County
Area 223 Square Miles

Formed in 1651 from York, and named for Gloucester County, England. Bacon the Rebel died in this county, 1676. Gloucester Point was the outpost of Cornwallis at Yorktown, 1781.

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Mathews County
Area 94 Square Miles

Formed in 1790 from Gloucester, and named for Colonel Thomas Mathews, Revolutionary soldier. Gwynn's Island, from which Dunmore was driven in 1776, is here.
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HM NumberHMK4E
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Marker NumberZ 252
Year Placed1946
Placed ByVirginia Conservation Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 4:54am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 372385 N 4150806
Decimal Degrees37.49536667, -76.44363333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 29.722', W 76° 26.618'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 29' 43.32" N, 76° 26' 37.08" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 331-1099 Buckley Hall Rd, Dutton VA 23050, US
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