Three Northampton Landmarks

Three miles west stands the third church of Hungars Parish, begun in 1742 and completed by 1751, one of two colonial churches remaining on Virginia's Eastern Shore. The parish built the glebe house or minister's residence, 5.5 miles west, about ...

Northampton County

Formed March 11, 1752 out of Bucks County. Named for Northamptonshire in England. Easton, county seat, was incorporated in 1789. County is noted as a leading center for the steel industry and for cement and slate production.

Marker is on South ...

Northampton Plantation Slave Quarters

From the late 1600s to the mid-1800s, large tobacco plantations dominated the economic and social life of Prince George’s County. One of the most prominent plantations in the county was Northampton. Today, all that remains of Northampton are the ruins ...

Accomac County / Northampton County

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Accomac County

Area 502 Square Miles

The Eastern Shore was first known as the Kingdom of Accomac, for an indian tribe. Accomac was one of the original shires formed in 1634. The name was changed to Northampton in 1643. In ...

Northampton County Court Green

The Northampton County Court Green is one of the earliest and most complete in Virginia. It includes outstanding examples of early court buildings as well as later structures reflecting the continuity of government in Eastville for well over 300 years. ...

Northampton

First town west of Genesee River organized here 1797

Ebenezer Allan Home 1786

Peter Shaeffer Farm 1789

Terminus Pioneer R.R. 1838

Marker is on Main Street (New York Route 383) 0.2 miles west of Rochester Street (New York Route 383), on the left when ...

Grave of Major Majoribanks / Northampton

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Grave of Major Majoribanks

The British army encamped at Wantoot Plantation, home of Daniel Ravenel, after the Battle of Eutaw Springs. Now under Lake Moultrie, it was about 25 miles southeast in St. John's Parish, 5 miles west ...

Northampton Furnace

Built in 1759 by Charles Ridgely (the Elder) of Hampton and two sons, the iron foundry operated for 70 years on Spring Branch of Patterson’s Run. It furnished cannon and shot for the Revolution as well as other supplies: “300 ...