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Historical Markers in Alberta, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Brunswick County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Brunswick County, VA (51) Dinwiddie County, VA (163) Greensville County, VA (7) Lunenburg County, VA (23) Mecklenburg County, VA (40) Nottoway County, VA (50) Northampton County, NC (26) Warren County, NC (30)  BrunswickCounty(51) Brunswick County (51)  DinwiddieCounty(163) Dinwiddie County (163)  GreensvilleCounty(7) Greensville County (7)  LunenburgCounty(23) Lunenburg County (23)  MecklenburgCounty(40) Mecklenburg County (40)  NottowayCounty(50) Nottoway County (50)  NorthamptonCountyNorth Carolina(26) Northampton County (26)  WarrenCounty(30) Warren County (30)
Lawrenceville is the county seat for Brunswick County
Alberta is in Brunswick County
      Brunswick County (51)  
ADJACENT TO BRUNSWICK COUNTY
      Dinwiddie County (163)  
      Greensville County (7)  
      Lunenburg County (23)  
      Mecklenburg County (40)  
      Nottoway County (50)  
      Northampton County, North Carolina (26)  
      Warren County, North Carolina (30)  
 
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1 Virginia, Brunswick County, Alberta — DanieltownA Side Raid: 32 Troopers Captured — Wilson-Kautz Raid —
On Christanna Highway (Virginia Route 46) at New Hope Road, on the right when traveling north on Christanna Highway.
In June 1864, to deny Gen. Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side R.R. and the Richmond and Danville R.R., Gen. Ulysses S Grant sent Gen. James H. Wilson and Gen. August V. Kautz south of Petersburg on a cavalry raid to destroy track and rolling . . . Map (db m20168) HM
2 Virginia, Brunswick County, Alberta — S-66 — Fort Christanna
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Christanna Highway (Virginia Route 46), on the right when traveling north on Boydton Plank Road.
Nearby to the south stood Fort Christanna, a wooden structure built in 1714 under the auspices of Alexander Spotswood and the Virginia Indian Company. Members of the Meiponsky, Occaneechi, Saponi, Stuckenock, and Tutelo Indian tribes lived within . . . Map (db m20181) HM
3 Virginia, Brunswick County, Alberta — S-65 — Old Brunswick Courthouse
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Christanna Highway (Virginia Route 46), on the right when traveling north on Boydton Plank Road. Reported permanently removed.
Here the first courthouse of Brunswick County was built about 1732. In 1746, when the county was divided, the county seat was moved east near Thomasburg. In 1783, after Greensville County had been formed, the courthouse was moved to Lawrenceville.Map (db m20180) HM
4 Virginia, Brunswick County, Alberta — S-65 — Old Brunswick Courthouse
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles north of Christanna Highway (Virginia Route 46), on the right when traveling north.
The Virginia General Assembly established Brunswick County in 1720 to encourage English settlement between the fall line and French outposts west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Until 1732, when Brunswick’s court was constituted, residents attended . . . Map (db m180055) HM
5 Virginia, Brunswick County, Alberta — 38 — Southside Virginia Community CollegeAlberta, Virginia — Brunswick County
Near Campus Drive (County Route 378) near Chritanna Highway (Virginia Route 46). Reported permanently removed.
Southside Virginia Community College has two campuses: the Christanna Campus in Alberta, which opened in 1970, and the John H. Daniel campus in Keysville, which opened in 1971. The college is part of the statewide system of community colleges . . . Map (db m30868) HM
6 Virginia, Brunswick County, Alberta — BR1 — Southside Virginia Community CollegeAlberta, Virginia — Brunswick County —
Near Campus Drive (County Road 378) 0.1 miles west of Christanna Highway (State Route 46), on the left when traveling west.
Southside Virginia Community College has two campuses: the Christanna Campus in Alberta, which opened in 1970, and the John H. Daniel Campus in Keysville, which opened in 1971. The college is part of the statewide system of community colleges . . . Map (db m180538) HM
7 Virginia, Brunswick County, Alberta — S-60 — Sturgeon Creek
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles north of Poor House Road (County Route 642), on the right when traveling south.
A branch of the Nottoway, named for the huge fish once caught in it. William Byrd, returning from the expedition to survey the Virginia-North Carolina boundary line, camped on this stream in November, 1729.Map (db m62406) HM
 
 
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May. 12, 2024