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Accomack County / Northampton County

Exmore, Virginia
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The Eastern Shore was first known as the Kingdom of Accomack, named for an Indian tribe. Accomac was one of the original shires formed in 1634, and its name was changed to Northampton in 1643. In 1663, the present Accomac County was created from Northampton. Northampton County, one of the original shires formed in 1634 and first named Accomack, took the name Northampton in 1643 for an English county and was Governor Berkeley's stronghold in the rebellion of 1676.
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Exmore, Virginia · United States

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