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2. Amherst County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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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.

3. National Register of Historic Places listings in Lynchburg ...

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   Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District: August 16, 2001 : Church, Clay, Court, and Main Sts., and roughly bounded by 5th through 13th Sts.; also roughly along Madison St., Harrison St., 7th St., 6th St.; also the 300 and 400 blocks of 12th, the 1200 block of Church, the 1000 block of Main, 1001 Commerce St., and 1300 Court Sts.

4. Edgewood, 1818 (Amherst, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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   Edgewood, 1818 (Amherst, Virginia) /  37.58361°N 79.05556°W  / 37.58361; -79.05556. Edgewood, also known as Higginbotham House, is a historic home located at 138 Garland Avenue in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built in 1818, by Arthur B. Davies a local attorney and Amherst County Court Clerk. It is a two-story, seven-bay, T ...

5. Kenmore Farm - Wikipedia

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   Kenmore Farm is a historic farm and educational property at 369 Kenmore Road, just outside Amherst, Virginia. The centerpiece of the more than 130-acre (53 ha) property is a c. 1856 brick Greek Revival farmhouse, built by Samuel Garland, Sr., a prominent local lawyer and politician. The property was used intermittently between 1872 and 1899 as ...

6. Amherst, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   GNIS feature ID. 1498447 [ 4 ] Website. Official website. Amherst (formerly Dearborn) is a town in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2010 census. [ 5 ] It is the county seat of Amherst County. [ 6 ] Amherst is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.

7. Red Hill Farm (Pedlar Mills, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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   Red Hill Farm is a historic home located near Pedlar Mills, Amherst County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1824–1825, and is a 2⁄2 -story, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a double-pile, central-hall plan. It measures 55 feet by 42 feet, and has a slate covered hipped roof. Also on the property are a contributing brick kitchen ...

8. Geddes (Clifford, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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   February 24, 1983. Designated VLR. October 19, 1982 [2] Geddes is a historic home located near Clifford, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built in several stages between about 1762 and the mid-19th century. It is a 1⁄2 -story, Colonial era frame house of post and beam construction with a hipped roof. It is referred to as the oldest house in ...

9. Edge Hill (Gladstone, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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   Designated VLR. March 20, 2008 [2] Edge Hill, also known as Green Hills and Walker's Ford Sawmill is a historic home and farm located in Amherst County, Virginia, near Gladstone. The main house was built in 1833, and is a two-story, brick I-house in the Federal -style. It has a standing seam metal gable roof and two interior end chimneys.