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William Byrd's Survey of 1728

William Byrd's Survey of 1728 is a Virginia historical marker in Patrick County, dedicated 1971.

Patrick County · dedicated 1971 · Rte. 660,at pulloff along state line

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This was the westernmost point of the survey of the Virginia-North Carolina border run in 1728 by a Joint Commission from both colonies led by Col. William Byrd II of Westover. The exact end of the line was marked on October 16, 1728, by a blazed red oak tree on the east bank of Peter's Creek.

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