Prince Edward County is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,849. Its county seat is Farmville.
Ruffner Hall at Longwood University in Farmville.
Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, for whom the county was named
High Bridge is a historic former railroad bridge across the Appomattox River valley about 6 miles (9.7 km) east, or downstream, of the town of Farmville in Prince Edward County, Virginia. The remains of the bridge and its adjacent rail line are now a rail trail park, High Bridge Trail State Park.
Aerial view of High Bridge, after its 2012 renovation. The original masonry piers are visible beneath the bridge.
High Bridge in the 1850s
High Bridge over the Appomattox River near Farmville, Virginia. Photographed in 1865 by Timothy H. O'Sullivan during repairs following its burning during the war.