Mitchells in Culpeper County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Culpeper County
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Orange County
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, October 4, 2009
1. Culpeper County / Orange County Marker
Culpeper County. Area 384 Square Miles. Formed in 1748 from Orange, and named for Lord Culpeper, Governor of Virginia, 1680-1683. The Battle of Cedar Mountain, 1862, was fought in this county.
Orange County. Area 359 Square Miles. Formed in 1734 from Spotsylvania, and named for the Prince of Orange, who in that year married Princess Anne, daughter of King George II. President James Madison lived in this county and President Zachary Taylor was born here.
Erected 1946 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number Z-279.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #04 James Madison, the Former U.S. Presidents: #12 Zachary Taylor, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1748.
Location. 38° 21.636′ N, 77° 58.446′ W. Marker is in Mitchells, Virginia, in Culpeper County. It is at the intersection of Zachary Taylor Highway (U.S. 522) and Twin Mountains Road
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Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Raccoon Ford (approx. 1.8 miles away); Mitchells Presbyterian Church (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Mitchells Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Eckington School (approx. 4 miles away); Pete Hill (approx. 4.3 miles away); Culpeper's Revolutionary War Patriots of Color (approx. 4½ miles away); Locust Grove (approx.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, October 4, 2009
2. Culpeper County / Orange County Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Cedar Mountain (was approx. 5.8 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2009, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,304 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 28, 2009, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
