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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