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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Introduced prior to the 1960s | |||
Lt. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie is shown on the seal of the county bearing his name, because during his service to the colony from 1751 – 1758, governors Willem Anne van Keppel and John Campbell were largely absentee, making him the boots on the ground. | |||
The arms include the scales of justice to represent government, the county’s founding date of 1752, a Native American archer to reflect the county’s indigenous people and a tobacco leaf and pine tree to represent local agriculture. | |||
The Latin phrase translates to “Where there is freedom, there is my country.” | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : https://www.naco.org/articles/behind-seal-jan-23-2017 | ||
[[Category:US counties]] | [[Category:US counties]] | ||
[[Category:Virginia]] | [[Category:Virginia]] |