Culpeper County / Orange County
(South facing side):
Culpeper County
Area 384 Square Miles
Formed in 1748 from Orange, and named for Lord Culpeper, Governor of Virginia, 1680-1683. The Battle of Cedar Mountain, 1862, was fought in this county.
(North facing side):
Orange County
Area 359 Square Miles
Formed in 1734 from Spotsylvania, and named for the Prince of Orange, who in that year married Princess Anne, daughter of King George II. President James Madison lived in this county and President Zachary Taylor was born here.
Marker is at the intersection of Zachary Taylor Highway (U.S. 522) and Twin Mountains Road (Virginia Route 647), on the right when traveling north on Zachary Taylor Highway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
