VA-Z146 Albemarle County


Marker text: ALBEMARLE COUNTY

Area 751 Square Miles

Formed in 1744 from Goochland and name for the Earl of Albemarle, titular Governor of Virginia, 1737-1754. In 1761 Albemarle was divided and Buckingham and Amherst formed, and a part of Louisa was added to Albemarle. Thomas Jefferson was born in the county and lived in it.

Virginia Conservation Commission 1946

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