Victoria, Virginia

History

Lunenburg County in the Southside region was established on May 1, 1746, in Great Britain's Virginia Colony from Brunswick County. The county is named for the former Duchy of Brunswick-Lunenburg in Germany, because one of the titles also carried by Britain's Hanoverian kings was Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg. This area was historically inhabited by Eastern Siouan-speaking peoples. Specifically, groups related to the Saponi (or closely linked regional Siouan-speaking communities like the Occaneechi and Tutelo) used and lived in this Piedmont territory before European colonization and subsequent forced displacement.

After statehood, Virginia grew as part of the original 13 United States. Beginning in 1816, the Virginia Board of Public Works began providing engineering and financial assistance to internal improvements around the state in transportation which continued during most of the 19th century. However, Lunenburg County had been largely passed by as canals, turnpikes, and railroads were built across much of Virginia. At the beginning of the 20th century, the area which was to become Victoria was mostly farmland (primarily cultivating tobacco) and woodlands.

From the History section of Victoria, Virginia on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.