Dickenson County/Buchanan County

Dickenson County/Buchanan County is a Virginia historical marker in Dickenson County, dedicated 1933.

Dickenson County · dedicated 1933 · Rte. 83, at county line

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Dickenson County Formed in 1880 from Russell, Wise, and Buchanan, and named for W. J. Dickenson, prominent public man. Buchanan County Formed in 1858 from Tazewell and Russell and named for James Buchanan, President of the United States 1857-61.

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