VA-Z196 Mecklenburg County

Marker text: MECKLENBURG COUNTY

Area 669 Square Miles

Formed in 1764 from Lunenburg, and named for Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of George III. Bacon, the Rebel, defeated the Indians near the present town of Clarksville, 1676.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1937.

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Location: US Hwy 1 (northbound) at the Mecklenburg and Brunswick county line, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

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