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Patrick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,490.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51141.html )〕 Its county seat is Stuart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 It is located within both the rolling hills and valleys of the Piedmont Region of Virginia and mountainous Southwest Virginia. == History == Patrick County was formed in 1791, when Patrick Henry County was divided into Patrick County and Henry County. Patrick Henry County was named for Patrick Henry, and was formed in 1777. Prior to the formation of Patrick County, one of the Virginia colony's first frontier forts lay within the boundaries of what was then Halifax County on the banks of the North Mayo River. The location of Fort Mayo, now marked by a Virginia state historic marker, lies within present-day Patrick County. It was one of a number of such forts built from the Potomac River south to North Carolina, and was commanded by Captain Samuel Harris in 1756, the year in which George Washington made a tour of Fort Mayo and several other forts on the Virginia frontier. Fort Mayo was the southernmost of the Virginia frontier forts and saw action during the French and Indian War. One of Patrick County's most prominent early settlers was Col. Abraham Penn (sometimes written Abram Penn), born in 1743 in what is today Amherst County, Virginia. Penn qualified as Lieutenant in the Amherst County militia in June 1768, and led a company under Col. Andrew Lewis at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774.〔Serving under Capt. Penn during his militia service under Col. Andrew Lewis was a young lieutenant Joseph Martin, for whom Martinsville, Virginia was later named.〕 Penn later moved with his wife Ruth (née Stovall) to present-day Henry County, Virginia, where he patented lands at the later site of Beaver Creek Plantation. Penn served on the Committee of Safety for both Henry and Pittsylvania counties, and as a delegate to the Virginia General Assembly from Henry County. Eventually selling those lands to the Hairston family, Penn moved with his family a few miles farther west to what is today Patrick County, where he built his home ''Poplar Grove''. During the American Revolution Col. Penn ordered the muster of some 300 militiamen under his command to march south to aid General Nathanael Greene at the battle of Guilford Court House, although some question whether the troops arrived in time for the fighting.〔"The Henry County Militia and the Battle of Guilford Courthouse: Colonel Penn's Militiamen Arrive Too Late," Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Historical Publication 05-07〕〔The National Park Service, while conceding that tradition places the Henry County militia at the battle, claims that no documentary evidence places the unit there. Nevertheless, says the National Service, "how many, if any, were in the battle is unknown."()〕 Militia under Penn's command were also involved in the Battle of Eutaw Springs.〔(A History of Henry County, Virginia, with Biographical Sketches of Its Most Prominent Citizens, Judith Parks America Hill, Reissued by Heritage Books, 2009, ISBN 0-7884-2302-9 )〕〔The first organizer of militia troops from Henry and Pittsylvania Counties, Col. Penn issued an order on March 11, 1781, ordering his regiment of militia to leave Beaver Creek to reinforce General Nathanael Greene at Guilford Court House. Penn's order may have allowed his regiment to reach the battle in time for the engagement four days later, on March 15, 1781. The text of Penn's order read: "Henry County, Va. You are forthwith required to march the militia under your command from this county to Hillsborough, North Carolina, or to any post where General Stevens may be with the men under his command, observing to avoid a surprise by the enemy, by the best route to be found. Given under my hand this 11th day of March 1781. Abraham Penn, Col. Henry County. General order for Major George Waller."()〕 Penn was later present at Yorktown to witness the surrender of the British forces under General Cornwallis. Col. Penn was one of the organizers of Patrick County, which he served many years as a justice. The unincorporated community of Penn's Store is named for Col. Penn and his descendants.〔(Lord Dunmore's Little War of 1774, Warren Skidmore, Donna Kaminsky, Heritage Books, Charles County, Maryland, 2002 )〕〔The professor and novelist Robert Penn Warren is a descendant of Col. Abraham Penn.〕 The Abram Penn Highway in Patrick County is also named for Col. Penn, who died in 1801. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patrick County, Virginia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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