Brunswick County / Greensville County

Brunswick County

Formed in 1720 from Prince George, Surry, and Isle of Wight. Named for the House of Brunswick, which came to the throne of England in 1714, when George I was crowned king. Colonial Fort Christanna was in this county.

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Greensville County

Virginia

Greensville County was formed in 1781 from Brunswick County; parts of Brunswick and Sussex Counties were added later. It was the prehistoric home of the Meherrin and Nottoway Indians. Edward Bland and Abraham Wood explored the land in 1650; the ...

Confederate Soldiers of Greensville County

To the

Confederate Soldiers

of Greensville County

1861.-1865.

Who, in defence of rights

they believed sacred,

took up arms against

the invaders of Virgina.

"The glory dies not and

the grief is past."

(back)

Erected by the Daughters

of the Confederacy

of Greensville County,

Virginia, 1910

Marker is on South Main Street (U.S. 301) south ...

Sussex County / Greensville County

(Obverse)

Sussex County

Area 515 Square Miles

Formed in 1753 from Surry, and named for an English county. Cornwallis passed through this county in 1781.

(Reverse)

Greensville County

Area 307 Square Miles

Formed in 1780 from Brunswick, and probably named for Sir Richard Grenville, leader of the ...