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William Cocke (1747–1828), born in Amelia County, first United States Senator from Tennessee [22] Henry William Connor (1793–1866), born near Amelia Court House, elected United States Congressman from North Carolina [22] Rosa Dixon Bowser (1855-1931), born in Amelia County, first African American Teacher hired in Richmond, Virginia ...
Location of Amelia County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Amelia County, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Amelia County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
The Wigwam is a landmark home, of Cape Cod style, built in 1790, close to the Appomattox River near Lodore on Rt. 637 (Giles Road), in Amelia County, Virginia.Governor William Branch Giles (1762-1830) built the house and made it his home until his death, and it later became a home for the Harrison family.
Amelia Court House (also known as Amelia Courthouse and Amelia) is the county seat of Amelia County in the U.S. state of Virginia [2] [3] and a census-designated place (CDP). [4] The population as of the 2010 census was 1,099. [5] The town was named for Princess Amelia of Great Britain, the second daughter of Great Britain's King George II, in ...
Egglestetton is a historic plantation house located near Chula, Amelia County, Virginia. It was built about 1799, and is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, five-bay, frame dwelling with a gambrel roof. It has a Central-passage plan and has beaded weatherboard siding. The house was extensively restored in 1972–1973.
Mattoax (/ m ə ˈ t oʊ ə k s /; mə-TOE-əks) is an unincorporated community in northeastern Amelia County in the U.S. state of Virginia. Originally it was located on the right bank of the Appomattox River. Beginning in 1851, the town had its own post office, listed as "Appomattox Depot" or "Appomattox River" at first.
This archaeological site, located in Warren County, Virginia, near modern-day Front Royal in the Shenandoah River Valley is a major site of the Paleoindian Clovis culture in Virginia. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977 because it yielded dense archaeological remains as well as evidence for what is quite possibly the oldest ...
Barrett–Chumney House is a historic plantation house near Amelia Court House, Amelia County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.The house was largely built about 1823, and is a two-story, five-bay frame central-hall building with weatherboarded exterior and hipped standing-seam metal roof.