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Prince Edward County/Nottoway County

Prince Edward County/Nottoway County is a Virginia historical marker in Nottoway County, dedicated 1928.

Nottoway County · dedicated 1928 · Rte. 460, at the county line

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Prince Edward County Formed in 1753 from Amelia, and named for Prince Edward, son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and younger brother of King George III. General Joseph E. Johnston was born in this county; Hampden-Sydney College is in it. Nottoway County Formed in 1788 from Amelia, and named for an Indian tribe. Tarleton passed through this county in 1781. Here lived William Hodges Mann, Governor of Virginia 1910-14.

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