Middlesex County
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Essex County
Middlesex County. Area 146 square miles. Formed in 1673 from Lancaster, and named for an English County. Rosegill frequented by Colonial Governors, is here.
Essex County. Area 258 square miles. Formed in 1691 from Old Rappahannock County, and named for Essex County, England. R.M.T. Hunter, United States Senator and Confederate Secretary of State, lived in this county.
Erected 1929 by Conservation Development Commission. (Marker Number Z-165.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1673.
Location. 37° 45.397′ N, 76° 43.412′ W. Marker is in Laneview, Virginia, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of Sadlers Hill Road and Sadler Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on Sadlers Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 153 Sadlers Hill Rd, Laneview VA 22504, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mann Meeting House (approx. 2.9 miles away); Thomas Washington Lynched (approx.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Glebe Landing Church (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Rosegill. (Submitted on April 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,224 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on April 16, 2010, by P. A. Miller of Richmond, California. 3. submitted on April 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
