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Historical Markers in Simeon, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Albemarle 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 Albemarle County, VA (127) Augusta County, VA (70) Buckingham County, VA (38) Charlottesville Ind. City, VA (72) Fluvanna County, VA (28) Greene County, VA (8) Louisa County, VA (43) Nelson County, VA (44) Orange County, VA (160) Rockingham County, VA (113)  AlbemarleCounty(127) Albemarle County (127)  AugustaCounty(70) Augusta County (70)  BuckinghamCounty(38) Buckingham County (38)  (72) Charlottesville (72)  FluvannaCounty(28) Fluvanna County (28)  GreeneCounty(8) Greene County (8)  LouisaCounty(43) Louisa County (43)  NelsonCounty(44) Nelson County (44)  OrangeCounty(160) Orange County (160)  RockinghamCounty(113) Rockingham County (113)
Charlottesville is the county seat for Albemarle County
Simeon is in Albemarle County
      Albemarle County (127)  
ADJACENT TO ALBEMARLE COUNTY
      Augusta County (70)  
      Buckingham County (38)  
      Charlottesville (72)  
      Fluvanna County (28)  
      Greene County (8)  
      Louisa County (43)  
      Nelson County (44)  
      Orange County (160)  
      Rockingham County (113)  
 
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1 Virginia, Albemarle County, Simeon — FL-8 — Ash Lawn – Highland
This estate was the home of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States. In 1793, James and Elizabeth Kortright Monroe purchased 1,000 acres adjoining Jefferson’s Monticello. Called Highland, the plantation, eventually totaling 3,500 acres, . . . Map (db m23437) HM
2 Virginia, Albemarle County, Simeon — W-201 — Colle Reported permanently removed
The house was built about 1770 by workmen engaged in building Monticello. Mazzei, an Italian, lived here for some years adapting grape culture to Virginia. Baron de Riedesel, captured at Saratoga in 1777, lived here with his family, 1779–1780. . . . Map (db m21952) HM
3 Virginia, Albemarle County, Simeon — W-201 — Colle
Philip Mazzei, a Tuscan merchant and horticulturalist, arrived in Virginia in 1775 and was persuaded by Thomas Jefferson to settle here. Jefferson gave him 193 acres of land, and Mazzei named his property Colle (meaning "hill"). He built a house ca. . . . Map (db m170655) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 30, 2024