VA-Z218 Mecklenburg County Virginia

Marker text: MECKLENBURG COUNTY VIRGINIA

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.

Virginia Conservation Commission, 1947

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Location: US Hwy 1 (southbound) at the Virginia and North Carolina state line, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

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