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Prince Edward County/Appomattox County

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

Pamplin Road, 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. Appomattox County Formed in 1845 from Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte, and Campbell, and named for an Indian tribe. This county was the scene of Lee's surrender, April 9, 1865.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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Virginie, Maryland, 1755, covering the location of Prince Edward County/Appomattox County, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
Virginie, Maryland, 1755, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.
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