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Amherst County was created in 1761 out of Albemarle County, and it was named in honor of Lord Jeffery Amherst, the so-called "Conqueror of Canada". In 1807 as population increased, the county was reduced in size in order to form Nelson County. Tobacco was the major cash crop of the county during its early years.
Houses on Figure Eight average above $2 million in property value. [39] In July 2024, "The Whale", a 6,700-square-foot oceanfront home on Figure Eight Island, sold for $13.9 million, becoming the highest home sale price in North Carolina. [40] The previous record was the August 2023 sale of a $13 million oceanfront home on Figure Eight Island. [41]
Ocean Isle Beach (or simply Ocean Isle) is a small seaside town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. It was incorporated as a town in 1959 [4] and is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 867 at the 2020 census. Located at the southern end of North Carolina's Atlantic coastline, along the ...
Winton is a historic home located at Clifford, Amherst County, Virginia. It is a two-story, late- Georgian, frame structure with three bays on the main facade, several additions to the rear, and a prominent two-story portico. It is said to have been built by Colonel Joseph Cabell (1732-1798) in about 1770, who sold Winton to his friend Colonel ...
The 2024 10Best USA TODAY Reader's Choice list of best beaches in North Carolina is here just in time for the summer months.. As always, beaches were chosen by an expert panel and voted on by ...
Amherst is located at (37.576899, −79.050424 According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km 2), all of it land.. The town is 25 miles southeast of Lexington, 44 miles southwest from Charlottesville, 20 miles northwest from Appomattox, and only 13 miles north of Lynchburg.
37-02500 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2405180 [2] Website. www.atlanticbeach-nc.com. Atlantic Beach is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is one of the five communities located on Bogue Banks. The population was 1,364 at the 2020 census.
Area code. 434. GNIS feature ID. 1499756 [1] Monroe is an unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. Monroe is located along U.S. Route 29 6.1 miles (9.8 km) north of Lynchburg. Speed the Plough, a farm located in Monroe, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [2]