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A LITTLE INFO ON AMELIA CO VA
History-
Amelia County was established in 1735 from parts of Prince George and Brunswick Counties.  The county is named for Princess Amelia Sophia of Great Britain, daughter of King George ll.  Twice Amelia County was reduced in size to form newer counties: in 1754 Prince Edward County was formed and in 1789 Nottoway county was formed, both from parts of Amelia County.  During the Civil War, General Robert E Lee and his Army spent April 4-5, 1865 at Amelia courthouse before his surrender to General Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox.  The last major battle of the war was fought at Sayler's Creek on April 6.  Amelia is known for its minerals, including the nation's best supply of Amozonite found at the Morefield mine.  The Amelia County Fair was home to the world's largest potato pancake (with apple sauce) which was built to raise money for the German American National Scholarship Fund in 1986.  It weighed over two and one quartr tons and used four truck loads of potatoes.
UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES:
Amelia Courthouse - Winterham
NOTABLE RESIDENTS:
William S Archer - William Wyatt Bibb - William Cocke - Henry William Connor - David Fanning
William Branch Giles - John Winston Jones - Robert Russa Moton





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