Cumberland County / Powhatan County
(Obverse)
Cumberland County
Area 293 square miles
Formed in 1748 from Goochland, and named for the Duke of Cumberland, second son of King George II. The earliest call for independence came from this county, April 22, 1776.
(Reverse)
Powhatan County
Area 273 square miles
Formed in 1777 from Cumberland and Chesterfield and named for Powhatan, the noted Indian ruler. Many Huguenots settled in this county, 1699-1700. Here Robert E. Lee spent the summer of 1865.
Marker is on Old Buckingham Road 0.3 miles west of Evans Road, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
