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The extinct counties of Virginia (alphabetically) are: Alexandria County (1749–1791) and (1846–1920) (was part of the District of Columbia 1791-1846), changed its name to become Arlington County in 1920; Charles River County (1637–1643) renamed York County; Dunmore County (1772–1778) renamed Shenandoah County
U.S. Route 1 (US 1) is a major north–south U.S. Route that serves the East Coast of the United States.In the U.S. state of Virginia, US 1 runs north–south through South Hill, Petersburg, Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria on its way from North Carolina to the 14th Street bridges into the District of Columbia.
This is an older version of the Fredericksburg and Valley Plank Road. 1860 maps show that the "old turnpike" and plank road separated. The Rockingham Turnpike crossed Swift Run Gap. Tazewell Courthouse and Fancy Gap Turnpike. Tazewell to North Carolina (1848-49 ch. 145), to use part of Cumberland Gap and Price's Turnpike Road (1849-50 ch. 141)
The numbers from 2 to 9 were again assigned (1 was not because of U.S. Route 1): [3] State Route 2: State Route 50; State Route 3: State Routes 37 and 827; State Route 4: Many routes, including part of State Route 17; State Route 5: State Route 41, part of State Route 39, and State Route 835; State Route 6: Part of State Route 18 and State Route 19
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Here the river is known for its blue catfish, reaching average sizes of 20 to 30 pounds (9.1 to 13.6 kg), with frequent catches exceeding 50 pounds (23 kg). In the Chesapeake watershed, the James River is the last confirmed holdout for the nearly extirpated Atlantic sturgeon .
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1]
State Route 44 followed what is now State Route 711 (Huguenot Trail and Robious Road) from US 522 at Jefferson east to SR 147 at Robious.Most of SR 711 is a Virginia Byway.The portion in Powhatan County was named for the French Huguenot immigrants to the Virginia Colony who settled the area in the late 17th and early 18th centuries to escape religious persecution in their homeland of France.