VA-Z1 Northampton County

Marker text: NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

Area 239 Square Miles

One of the original Shires formed in 1634 and named Accomac. In 1643 the name was changed to Northampoton for an English county. This county was Governor Berkeley's stronghold in the Rebellion of 1676.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1928.

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Location: US 13 (northbound) at the Northampton and Accomac county line., Northampton County, Virginia

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