VA-Z71 Pittsylvania County

Marker text: PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY

Area 1,015 Square Miles

Formed in 1766 from Halifax, and named for William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, British statesman. This is the largest county of Virginia. The home of Claude A. Swanson, governor of Virginia, 1906-1910.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1928.

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Location: US 58, marker in in the westbound median, at the Pittsylvania and Henry county line., Pittsylvania County, Virginia

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