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Albemarle County is a county
County (United States)

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 located in the Commonwealth
Commonwealth (United States)

Four of the constituent U.S. state of the United States officially designate themselves Commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia....
 of Virginia
Virginia

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. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau give an estimated 2005 population of 92,035. Its county seat
County seat

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 is Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County, Virginia in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom....
.

Albemarle County is part of the Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County, Virginia in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom....
 Metropolitan Statistical Area.

744, the Virginia General Assembly
Virginia General Assembly

The Virginia General Assembly is the State legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The General Assembly is a bicameralism body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members, and an upper house, the Senate of Virginia, with 40 members....
 created Albemarle County by taking the northern portion of Goochland County
Goochland County, Virginia

Goochland County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 16,863....
. The county was named in honor of Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle and titular Governor of Virginia at the time.






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Albemarle County is a county
County (United States)

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 located in the Commonwealth
Commonwealth (United States)

Four of the constituent U.S. state of the United States officially designate themselves Commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia....
 of Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau give an estimated 2005 population of 92,035. Its county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 is Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County, Virginia in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom....
.

Albemarle County is part of the Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County, Virginia in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom....
 Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

In 1744, the Virginia General Assembly
Virginia General Assembly

The Virginia General Assembly is the State legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The General Assembly is a bicameralism body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members, and an upper house, the Senate of Virginia, with 40 members....
 created Albemarle County by taking the northern portion of Goochland County
Goochland County, Virginia

Goochland County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 16,863....
. The county was named in honor of Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle and titular Governor of Virginia at the time. The large county was divided in 1761, forming Buckingham
Buckingham County, Virginia

Buckingham County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 15,623....
 and Amherst
Amherst County, Virginia

Amherst County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 31,894....
 counties, at which time the county seat was moved from the formerly-central Scottsville
Scottsville, Virginia

Scottsville is a town in Albemarle County, Virginia and Fluvanna County, Virginia counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 555 at the 2000 census....
 to a piece of newly-central land, christened Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County, Virginia in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom....
.

President Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence , and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States....
 was born in the county at Shadwell
Shadwell (Virginia)

Shadwell, a plantation in Virginia near Charlottesville, was the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson. It was named after Shadwell parish in London where his mother Jane Randolph was born....
, though it was then part of Goochland County
Goochland County, Virginia

Goochland County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 16,863....
. His home of Monticello
Monticello

Monticello , located near Charlottesville, Virginia, Virginia, was the estate of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, the third President of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia....
 is located in the county, however.

Government


Albemarle is governed by a six-member Board of Supervisors. The long-conservative body's key political issue is growth; its composition recently shifted, with the 2007 election of Ann Mallek, from a 3-3 split on issue to a 4-2 majority for growth opponents.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the county has a total area of 726 square miles (1,881 kmē), of which, 723 square miles (1,872 kmē) of it is land and 4 square miles (9 kmē) of it (0.49%) is water.

Adjacent counties

  • Greene County, Virginia
    Greene County, Virginia

    Greene County is a list of Virginia counties in central Virginia in the eastern United States. As of 2000, the population was 15,244. Its county seat is Stanardsville, Virginia....
     (north)
  • Orange County, Virginia
    Orange County, Virginia

    Orange County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 25,881. Its county seat is Orange, Virginia....
     (northeast)
  • Louisa County, Virginia
    Louisa County, Virginia

    Louisa County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 25,627....
     (east)
  • Fluvanna County, Virginia
    Fluvanna County, Virginia

    Fluvanna County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 20,047....
     (southeast)
  • Buckingham County, Virginia
    Buckingham County, Virginia

    Buckingham County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 15,623....
     (south)
  • Nelson County, Virginia
    Nelson County, Virginia

    Nelson County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 14,445....
     (southwest)
  • Augusta County, Virginia (west)
  • Rockingham County, Virginia
    Rockingham County, Virginia

    Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 67,725. Its county seat is Harrisonburg, Virginia....
     (northwest)


In addition, the city of Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County, Virginia in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom....
 is enclaved within Albemarle County. Under Virginia law in effect since 1871, all municipalities in the state incorporated as cities are legally and politically independent
Independent city

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 of any county.


See also: List of counties in Virginia
List of counties in Virginia

The Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 39 independent city, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. Note that the map in this article, taken from the official United States Census Bureau site, includes Clifton Forge, Virginia as an independent city....


National protected area

  • Shenandoah National Park
    Shenandoah National Park

    Shenandoah National Park encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the U.S. state of Virginia. This national park is long and narrow, with the broad Shenandoah River and valley on the west side, and the rolling hills of the Virginia Piedmont on the east....
     (part)


Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 79,236 people, 31,876 households, and 21,070 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 110 people per square mile (42/kmē). There were 33,720 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile (18/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 85.16% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 9.65% Black
Race (United States Census)

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 or African American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.17% Native American
Race (United States Census)

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, 2.86% Asian
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.01% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.86% from other races
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, and 1.29% from two or more races. 2.56% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino
Race (United States Census)

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 of any race.

There were 31,876 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.90% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,749, and the median income for a family was $63,407. Males had a median income of $39,622 versus $30,645 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the county was $28,852. About 4.20% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.50% of those under age 18 and 4.70% of those age 65 or over.

Towns

The only incorporated town in Albemarle County is Scottsville
Scottsville, Virginia

Scottsville is a town in Albemarle County, Virginia and Fluvanna County, Virginia counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 555 at the 2000 census....
, the original county seat. Unincorporated communities include Barboursville
Barboursville, Virginia

Barboursville is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia and Orange County, Virginia counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. Barboursville is famous for being the birthplace of renowned United States military commander and President of the United States Zachary Taylor....
, Crozet
Crozet, Virginia

Crozet is a census-designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is situated along the Interstate 64 corridor approximately west of Charlottesville, Virginia and east of Staunton, Virginia....
, Earlysville
Earlysville, Virginia

Earlysville is an unincorporated area in Albemarle County, Virginia, Virginia, United States, roughly eighteen miles north of Charlottesville, Virginia....
, Free Union
Free Union, Virginia

Free Union is a small unincorporated area in Albemarle County, Virginia, Virginia, United States, ten miles north-northwest of Charlottesville, Virginia....
, Ivy
Ivy, Virginia

Ivy is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, Virginia. It is the home of Representative Tom Perriello....
, Keene
Keene, Virginia

Keene is an unincorporated area in Albemarle County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. As of the 1990 census, the town had a total population of 10....
 and Keswick
Keswick, Virginia

Keswick is an unincorporated area in Albemarle County, Virginia, Virginia, United States, about six miles east of Charlottesville, Virginia.Keswick has few businesses, and lacks a central business district....
, among with many smaller hamlets. Some parts of Albemarle County are considered unincorporated Charlottesville.

Emergency Services

Albemarle County has 2 branches of law enforcement, the Albemarle County Police Department, which handles criminal matters and is directed by the appointed police chief, John Miller. The second branch is the Albemarle County Sheriffs Office, which handles civil service in the county and they are directed by the elected Sheriff Chip Harding.

EMS services are provided by 3 volunteer rescue squads, the Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad, located in the City of Charlottesville, the Western Albemarle Rescue Squad, located in Crozet, and the Scottsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, located in the Town of Scottsville. The county government also provides EMS services managed by Albemarle County Fire Rescue, and they operate 2 Advance Life Support ambulances, one out the Monticello Fire/Rescue Station, and another out of the Hollymead Fire/Rescue Station.

Fire suppression services are provided by 7 volunteer fire companies, 2 county career stations, and a automatic mutual aid contract with the Charlottesville Fire Department. The Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Airport also maintains an Airport Crash/Rescue department which is staffed by airport personnel and is assisted by county stations in the event of an aircraft emergency. 4 of the 7 volunteer county stations, East Rivanna Vol. Fire Dept, Earlysville Vol. Fire Company, Stony Point Vol. Fire Company, and Seminole Trail Vol. Fire Dept, are supplemented by county career firefighters during the daytime (6:00am - 6:00pm) to assist the volunteers. The county also operates 2 fire stations managed by Albemarle County Fire Rescue office, they are Monticello Fire/Rescue and Hollymead Fire/Rescue. These 2 stations are staffed 24/7 with county career firefighters and have supplemental volunteer staffing. The City of Charlottesville fire department maintains a contract with the county with automatic mutual aid for areas that border the city boundaries. Albemarle County Fire Rescue also plans to build 2 more county career stations, one in the eastern portion of the county near Pantops Mountain, and another near the Ivy area in the western part of the county, however with economic downturn and the desire to study the needs for the 2 stations, construction and planning for these 2 stations have been halted indefinitely.

Fire Stations by Number

  • Station 1 - Charlottesville Fire Department 250 Bypass
  • Station 2 - East Rivanna Vol. Fire Department
  • Station 3 - North Garden Vol. Fire Company
  • Station 4 - Earlysville Vol. Fire Company
  • Station 5 - Crozet Vol. Fire Department
  • Station 6 - Stony Point Vol. Fire Company
  • Station 7 - Scottsville Vol. Fire Department
  • Station 8 - Seminole Trail Vol. Fire Department
  • Station 9 - Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Airport Crash/Rescue
  • Station 10 - Charlottesville Fire Department Ivy Rd
  • Station 11 - Monticello Fire/Rescue
  • Station 12 - Hollymead Fire/Rescue


Education


The operates public education in the county, including the Murray High School
Murray High School (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Murray High School is a public charter school located just south of Charlottesville, Virginia, Virginia. Part of the Albemarle County Public School System, it is, according to its charter, intended for students whose needs are not met in a traditional high school....
, a charter school.

Many private schools in Albemarle serve the county and students from surrounding areas. These include:

  • The Covenant School
    The Covenant School

    The Covenant School is a private non-denominational Christian school. It has a lower campus which is located in an old brick school in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia for prekindergarten through sixth grades....
     (upper campus)
  • The Miller School of Albemarle
    The Miller School of Albemarle

    The Miller School of Albemarle is a coeducational day and boarding college preparatory school outside Charlottesville, Virginia for students in grades 8 - PG....
  • Tandem Friends School
    Tandem Friends School

    Tandem Friends School is a coeducational secondary school founded in 1970 in Albemarle County, Virginia, just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, by John Howard and Duncan Alling....


County children also attend several private schools in the city of Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County, Virginia in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom....
.

Notable residents

  • Chilton Allan
    Chilton Allan

    Chilton Allan was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia before moving with his mother to Winchester, Kentucky in 1797....
     (1786-1858), born in Albemarle County, United States Congressman from Kentucky
    Kentucky

    The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....
  • David M. Bailey
    David M. Bailey

    David M. Bailey is an United States singer/songwriter who was born on February 26, 1966, and has released eighteen albums since 1997, primarily playing Contemporary Christian Music....
    , singer-songwriter
    Singer-songwriter

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  • Mary Chapin Carpenter
    Mary Chapin Carpenter

    Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer....
    , singer-songwriter
    Singer-songwriter

    File:Joan Baez Bob Dylan crop.jpgSinger-songwriter is a term that refers to performers who Lyricist, composer and singing their own Musical piece including lyrics and melody....
  • Dabney Smith Carr (1802-1854), born in Albemarle County, founder of newspaper
    Newspaper

    A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on Politics, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports....
     Baltimore Republican and Commercial Advertiser, United States minister to Turkey
    Turkey

    Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
  • Christopher Henderson Clark
    Christopher Henderson Clark

    Christopher Henderson Clark was an eighteenth and nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia. He was the brother of James Clark , the uncle of John Bullock Clark and the great-uncle of John Bullock Clark, Jr.....
     (1767-1828), United States Congressman from Virginia
  • Edward Coles
    Edward Coles

    Edward Coles was Governor of Illinois, serving from 1822 to 1826. He was influential in opposing a movement to make Illinois a slave state in its early years....
     (1786-1868), born in Albemarle County, Governor of Illinois
    Governor of Illinois

    The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution....
  • Greensville Dowell (1822-1876), born in Albemarle County, noted physician, professor, and author
  • James T. Farley
    James T. Farley

    James Thompson Farley was an United States politician.He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, and moved to Missouri and then California at an early age....
     (1829-1886), born in Albemarle County, United States Senator from California
    California

    California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
  • James Walker Gons (1812-1870), born in Albemarle County, Baptist
    Baptist

    A Baptist is a member of a Christian denomination characterized by the rejection of infant baptism in favor of believer's baptism by Baptism#Immersion....
     church clergyman, later converting to Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
    Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

    The Christian Church is a Mainline Protestant denomination in North America. It is often referred to as The Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, or more simply as The Disciples....
    , editor and publisher of church's Christian Intelligencer, educator.
  • John Grisham
    John Grisham

    John Ray Grisham is an United States ex-politician, lawyer and novelist is best known for his works of modern legal drama. As of 2008, his books have sold over 250 million copies worldwide....
    , author
  • John Harvie
    John Harvie

    John Harvie was an United States lawyer and builder from Virginia. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1777 and 1778, where he signed the Articles of Confederation....
     (1742-1807), born in Albemarle County, member of the Continental Congress
    Continental Congress

    The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
     and mayor of Richmond, Virginia
    Richmond, Virginia

    Richmond is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county....
     from 1785 to 1786
  • Samuel Hopkins
    Samuel Hopkins (congressman)

    Samuel Hopkins was a United States House of Representatives from Kentucky.Born in Albemarle County, Virginia, Hopkins was educated by private tutors....
     (1753-1819), born in Albemarle County, United States Army
    United States Army

    The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
     officer and United States Congressman from Kentucky
    Kentucky

    The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....
  • Thomas Jefferson
    Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence , and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States....
    , third president of the United States and former governor of Virginia
  • Jack Jouett
    Jack Jouett

    John "Jack" Jouett, Jr. a politician and a hero of the American Revolution, known as the "Paul Revere of Southern United States" for his late night ride to warn Thomas Jefferson, then the Governor of Virginia, and the Virginia legislature of coming British cavalry who had been sent to capture them....
     (1754-1822), born in Albemarle County, known as the "Paul Revere
    Paul Revere

    Paul Revere was an American silversmith and a Patriot in the American Revolution.He was glorified after his death for his role as a messenger in the battles of Lexington and Concord, and Revere's name and his "midnight ride" are well-known in the United States as a patriotic symbol....
     of the South", influential in organizing Kentucky as a separate state, Virginia and Kentucky state legislator
  • Walter Leake
    Walter Leake

    Walter Leake served as a United States Senate from Mississippi and as List of Governors of Mississippi .He was the first Governor of Mississippi to die in office....
     (1769?-1825), born in Albemarle County, United States Senator from Mississippi and later governor of that state
  • Meriwether Lewis
    Meriwether Lewis

    Meriwether Lewis was an United States explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark , whose mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase....
     (1774-1809), born in Albemarle County, explorer, governor of Louisiana
    Louisiana

    The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
    , and one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
    Lewis and Clark Expedition

    The Lewis and Clark Expedition , headed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark , was the first United States overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back....
  • Howie Long
    Howie Long

    Howard Michael "Howie" Long is a former United States American football player who played as a defensive team. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000 NFL season....
    , former NFL player with the Oakland Raiders
    Oakland Raiders

    The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland, California. They currently play in the AFC West of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
  • Joseph Martin
    Joseph Martin (general)

    Joseph Martin was a brigadier general in the Virginia militia during the American Revolutionary War. Martin was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, and later had an estate called Scuffle Hill near the Smith River in Henry County, Virginia, not far from the Leatherwood plantation of his friend Governor of Virginia Patrick Henry, who had...
    , Revolutionary War general, Indian fighter
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    , of the Dave Matthews Band
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    James Monroe (1799 - 1870)

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