Botetourt County / Bedford County
Area 548 Square Miles / Area 791 Square Miles
Botetourt County. Formed in 1769 from Augusta, and named for Lord Botetourt, Governor of Virginia, 1768–1770. Buchanan was the western terminus of the noted James River and Kanawha Canal.
Bedford County. Formed in 1753 from Lunenburg and Albemarle, and named for the fourth Duke of Bedford, English statesman. The Peaks of Otter are in this County.
Marker is on Lynchburg Salem Turnpike (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
