Montross is the county seat for Westmoreland County
Mount Holly is in Westmoreland County
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On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) at Mount Holly Road (County Route 621), on the left when traveling east on Cople Highway.
A mile and a half east, this was the home of John Augustine Washington, younger brother of George Washington, who visited here. Here was born, in 1762, Bushrod Washington, who became Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1798, and died in . . . — — Map (db m22390) HM
On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) at Mount Holly Road (County Route 621), on the left when traveling east on Cople Highway.
The Morgan Jones Kiln, located 5.2 miles north of here, operated for a short time in 1677. According to Westmoreland County records, Morgan Jones and Dennis White entered into a partnership for the “making and selling of Earthen ware,” which . . . — — Map (db m22391) HM
On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) at Mount Holly Road (County Route 621), on the left when traveling east on Cople Highway.
Five miles north is the home of the rectors of Cople Parish, one of whom, Walter Jones, married Washington’s parents, March 6, 1781. Here lived Thomas Smith, rector of the parish, 1764–1799, and chairman of the County Committee of Safety, 1775. He . . . — — Map (db m22389) HM
On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) 0.3 miles west of McGuires Wharf Road (U.S. 662), on the right when traveling west.
The War of 1812. Impressment of Americans into British service and the violation of American ships were among the causes of America’s War of 1812 with the British, which lasted until 1815. Beginning in 1813, Virginians suffered from a British . . . — — Map (db m76407) HM