Prince George County - Sussex County
Posted by: showbizkid
N 36° 59.745 W 077° 23.570
18S E 287066 N 4097077
Two sided marker near the county line between Prince George and Sussex Counties. This marker was placed in 1931.
Waymark Code: WMKFQ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2006
Views: 6
The Prince George County side reads:
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY
AREA 294 SQUARE MILES
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FORMED IN 1702 FROM CHARLES
CITY, AND NAMED FOR PRINCE
GEORGE OF DENMARK, HUSBAND OF
QUEEN ANNE. THE BATTLES OF THE
CRATER, AND FORT STEADMAN,
1865, TOOK PLACE IN THIS COUNTY.
The Sussex County side reads:
SUSSEX COUNTY
AREA 515 SQUARE MILES
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FORMED IN 1753 FROM SURRY,
AND NAMED FOR AN ENGLISH
COUNTY. CORNWALLIS PASSED
THROUGH THIS COUNTY IN 1781.
The marker is right on the county line, at least according to Mapquest.