Near Chase City in Lunenburg County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lunenburg County
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Mecklenburg County
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 13, 2010
1. Lunenburg County Marker (obverse)
Lunenburg County. Area 430 Square Miles. Formed in 1746 from Brunswick. Named for King George II, who was also duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg. Tarleton passed though the county in 1781.
Mecklenburg County. Area 669 Square Miles. Formed in 1764 from Lunenburg, and named for Princess Charlotte, of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of George III. Bacon, the Rebel, defeated the Indians near the present town of Clarksville, 1676.
Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number Z-41.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Political Subdivisions • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1746.
Location. 36° 51.596′ N, 78° 25.328′ W. Marker is near Chase City, Virginia, in Lunenburg County. It is on Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 49) 1½ miles south of Fort Mitchell Drive ( Route 630), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chase City VA 23924, United States
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Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Southside Virginia, and specifically in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thyne Institute (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Thyne Institute (approx. 4.1 miles away); Christiansville (approx. 4½ miles away); Sgt. Earle D. Gregory (approx. 4.7 miles away); Mount Horeb Church (approx. 7.2 miles away); Charlotte County / Mecklenburg County (approx. 8.9 miles away); a different marker also named Staunton Bridge Action (approx. 9.3 miles away); Roanoke Plantation (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chase City.
Other markers
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 13, 2010
2. Mecklenburg County Marker (reverse)
Also see . . .
1. Lunenburg County, Virginia. (Submitted on June 14, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
2. Mecklenburg County, Virginia. (Submitted on June 14, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 13, 2010
3. Courthouse Rd (facing north)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 13, 2010
4. Courthouse Rd (facing south)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,000 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 14, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
