Rockbridge County / Botetourt County
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Rockbridge County
Area 616 Square Miles
Formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt, and named for the Natural Bridge. Samuel Houston and Cyrus H. McCormick were born in this county. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are buried in Lexington. Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute are there.
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Botetourt County
Area 548 Square Miles
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.
Marker is on South Lee Highway (Virginia Route F055) 0.7 miles north of Chambers Road (Virginia Route 610), on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
