VA-Z17 Campbell County

Marker text: CAMPBELL COUNTY

Area 557 Square Miles

Formed in 1781 from Bedford, and named for General William Campbell, hero of the Battle of King's Mountain, 1780. Tarleton passed through the country in 1781. The Union General Hunter was defeated near Lynchburg, 1864.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1928

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Location: US 29 Business (northbound) at the James River crossing, near Lynchburg., Campbell County, Virginia

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