Historical Marker
Veterans Memorial
Historical marker location:
102 E Court St, Amherst, Virginia
( Memorial is at the intersection of South Main Street (Business U.S. 29) and East Court Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.)
Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents" because eight U.S. presidents were born there. Additionally, two more presidents, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, were born in what is now Virginia before it became a state.