On Northumberland Highway (U.S. 360) 0.7 miles east of Walnut Point Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Virginia General Assembly incorporated the Northumberland Academy in 1818. The school provided classical education for male students to prepare them for college or positions of leadership in the community. Because universal state funded . . . — — Map (db m22949) HM
On Nurthumberland Highway (U.S. 360) at Crabbetown Road (County Route 674), on the left when traveling east on Nurthumberland Highway.
Five miles northeast is the site of Northumberland House, built by the third Peter Presley, who was murdered in 1750. He was the last male descendant of the first William Presley, who settled there and who was a Burgess as early as 1647. Mantua, . . . — — Map (db m22715) HM