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Quarter Horse Stallion
Freckles was raised on our farm. This horse is an excellent all - around ho..
Amherst, Virginia
Bay
Quarter Horse
Stallion
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Amherst, VA
VA
$4,500
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About Amherst, VA

Amherst was founded in 1807. Originally known as "The Oaks" and "Seven Oaks", it began as a mere stagecoach station on the Charlottesville- Lynchburg road. Once Nelson County was separated from Amherst County in 1807, the community became the seat of Amherst County. It was at this time that the village decided to rename itself in honor of French and Indian War hero Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst. Major-General Amherst had been the hero of the Battle of Ticonderoga and later served as the governor of the Colony of Virginia from 1763 to 1768.