Prince Edward County / Nottoway County
(Front):
Prince Edward County
Area 356 Square Miles
Formed from Amelia, and named for Prince Edward, son of Frederick, prince of Wales, and younger brother of King George III. General Joseph E. Johnston was born in this county; Hampden-Sydney College is in it.
(Back):
Nottoway County
Area 310 Square Miles
Formed in 1788 from Amelia and named for an Indian tribe. Tarleton passed through this county in 1781. Here lived William Hodges Mann, Governor of Virginia, 1910-1914.
Marker is at the intersection of West Colonial Trail Highway (U.S. 460) and County Route 607, in the median on West Colonial Trail Highway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
