Historical Highway Markers

Amherst County/Nelson County

Z-137

Amherst County Formed in 1761 from Albemarle, and named for Jeffrey, Lord Amherst, British commander in the French and Indian War. Balcony Falls are in this county. Nelson County Formed in 1807 from Amherst, and named for General Thomas Nelson, Governor of Virginia, 1781. Oak Ridge, an old home, is in this county.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1934

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