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Albemarle County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville , which is an independent city and enclave entirely surrounded by the county. [2]
Jan 27, 2010 · The 1907 Massie Map of Albemarle Co., VA. While going through our archives of scanned maps, we recently ran across a copy of Frank A. Massie’s 1907 “A new and historical map of Albemarle County, Virginia” [Special Collections, University of Virginia Library], commonly referred to as the Massie map, which contains a wealth of detailed ...
Journey back in time with 187 historical maps of Albemarle County, dating from 1891 to present day. Explore and discover the history of Albemarle County through detailed topographic maps, featuring cities, landmarks, and geographical changes. Dive deeper into each map with our interactive high-resolution viewer and extensive library data.
Jan 1, 2007 · Map of "The South part of Virginia, now the North part of Carolina," which has a reference to Nathaniel Batts. The first English explorer to become a settler in North Carolina, then known as Albemarle, was a trader named Nathaniel Batts. He bought his land from the American Indians in 1660.
Colonial officials carved Albemarle County out of Goochland County in 1744, as Virginia settlers streamed westward towards the Blue Ridge. Settled early, Albemarle became a important inland seat of Virginia politics.
A map of Albemarle County, Virginia. Philadelphia: Worley & Bracher, 1875. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2012586250/>. Shows magisterial districts and names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. "Eng. by Worley & Bracher."
Source: Library of Congress, A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland with part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina (by Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson, 1755) Links. Albemarle County; Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society; Albemarle of Old (NOTE: not a recent publication...) Ash Lawn ...
