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Yale, Virginia

Coordinates: 36°50′45″N 77°17′15″W / 36.84583°N 77.28750°W / 36.84583; -77.28750
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Yale, Virginia
Yale, Virginia is located in Virginia
Yale, Virginia
Yale, Virginia
Yale, Virginia is located in the United States
Yale, Virginia
Yale, Virginia
Coordinates: 36°50′45″N 77°17′15″W / 36.84583°N 77.28750°W / 36.84583; -77.28750
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountySussex
Elevation
108 ft (33 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23897
Area code434
GNIS feature ID1477738[1]

Yale is an unincorporated community in rural Sussex County, Virginia, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 23897.[2]

Hunting Quarter Plantation

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The historic Hunting Quarter plantation, is located near Yale. Hunting Quarter, was built after 1745 by Captain Henry Harrison who fought in the French and Indian War. Captain Harrison was a brother of Benjamin Harrison V, the signer of the Declaration of Independence, and uncle of President William Henry Harrison (1774-1841). "Hunting Quarter" remained in the possession of the Harrison family until 1887. Hunting Quarter is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Yale, Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.