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Amherst County/Rockbridge County

Amherst County/Rockbridge County is a Virginia historical marker in Amherst County, dedicated 1928.

Amherst County · dedicated 1928 · Rte. 501, at roadside overlook 3/4 mile south of county line

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Amherst County Area 470 Square Miles Formed in 1761 from Albemarle, and named for Jeffrey, Lord Amherst, British commander in the French and Indian War. Balcony Falls are in this county. Rockbridge County Area 616 Square Miles Formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt, and named for the Natural Bridge. Samuel Houston and Cyrus H. McCormick were born in this country. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are buried in Lexington. Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute are there.

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