Locust Grove in Orange County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Hans Conrad Amberger
of Bonningheim, Germany 1683 - 1742
Erected by The Amburgey Family Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1717.
Location. 38° 22.653′ N, 77° 47.019′ W. Marker is in Locust Grove, Virginia, in Orange County. It can be reached from College Road (Virginia Route 375) 0.3 miles west of Germanna Highway ( Route 3), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2062 Germanna Hwy, Locust Grove VA 22508, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Virginia and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of the First German Reformed Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Spotswood (within shouting distance of this marker); Giuseppe Oddenino (within shouting distance of this marker); The Marker Honors The Memory Of The Second Germanna Colony, 1717 (within shouting distance of this marker); Hans Jacob Holtzclaw of Trupbach, Germany (within shouting distance of this marker); Johannes Kemper and Ailsey Katherine Utterback
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