Amelia County/Chesterfield County

Amelia County/Chesterfield County is a Virginia historical marker in Amelia County, dedicated 1928.

Amelia County · dedicated 1928 · Rte. 360, north side, 500 feet east of the Appomattox River

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Amelia County Formed in 1734 from Prince George and Brunswick, and named for Princess Amelia, daughter of King George II. William B. Giles, Governor of Virginia 1827-30, lived in this county. Chesterfield County Formed in 1748 from Henrico, and named for the Earl of Chesterfield, noted courtier. The first iron furnace in America, 1619, was in this county. The battle of Drewry's Bluff, 1864, took place here.

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