On Anderson Highway (U.S. 60) 0.4 miles west of Ayers Road, on the left when traveling west.
Buckingham County. Area 584 square miles. Formed in 1761 from Albemarle, and named for Buckinghamshire, England. Peter Francisco, noted Revolutionary soldier, lived in this county.
Cumberland County. Area 293 square . . . — — Map (db m21134) HM
On East James Anderson Highway (U.S. 60) 0.2 miles east of Scotts Bottom Road (Virginia Route 632), on the right when traveling east.
Robert Bolling, member of the House of Burgesses, lived near here at his home Chellowe. A prolific writer, he published many poems as well as a treatise on wine-making. In 1766, Bolling precipitated a crisis when in an article in the Williamsburg . . . — — Map (db m74003) HM
On Anderson Highway (U.S. 60) just north of Foster Road, on the right when traveling south.
To the
Cumberland Troop
1861 - 1865.
To the
Cumberland Grays
1861 - 1865.
To the
Black Eagle Co.
1861 - 1865.
To the other
Cumberland soldiers
1861 - 1865
— — Map (db m171695) WM
On Anderson Highway (U.S. 60) 0.6 miles west of Mosby road, on the left when traveling west.
Cumberland County. Area 293 square miles. Formed in 1748 from Goochland, and named for the Duke of Cumberland, second son of King George II. The earliest call for independence came from this county, April 22, 1776. . . . — — Map (db m21127) HM
On Anderson Highway (U.S. 60) at Foster Road, on the right when traveling west on Anderson Highway.
In 1749 the Virginia House of Burgesses divided Goochland County to establish Cumberland County. William A. Howard, an associate of Thomas Jefferson's master builder, Dabney Cosby, built the present Cumberland County courthouse (1818-1821). The . . . — — Map (db m21121) HM
On Anderson Highway (U.S. 60) at Foster Road, on the right when traveling west on Anderson Highway.
Near this place from the porch of Effingham Tavern on 22 April 1776, Carter Henry Harrison, a member of the Cumberland Committee for Safety, read the Resolutions of Cumberland County to citizens gathered there. These resolutions called for the . . . — — Map (db m67315) HM
On Foster Road at Anderson Highway (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling north on Foster Road. Reported permanently removed.
Jackson Davis, an educational reformer and amateur photographer, was born in Cumberland County, VA, to William Anderson and Sally Wyatt (Guy) Davis on September 25, 1882. He attended the public schools of Richmond, VA, and received his B.A. . . . — — Map (db m21150) HM
On Foster Road at Courthouse Circle, on the right when traveling south on Foster Road.
Jackson Davis, an educational reformer and amateur photographer, was born in Cumberland County, VA, to William Anderson and Sally Wyatt (Guy) Davis on September 25, 1882. He attended the public schools of Richmond, VA, and received his BA . . . — — Map (db m171696) HM
On Anderson Highway (Virginia Route 45) just south of Courthouse Circle, on the right when traveling south.
In honor of those from
Cumberland County
who served their country
in time of war
and, in memory of
those who made the
Supreme Sacrifice
— — Map (db m171694) WM
