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Yale, Virginia
Yale, Virginia is located in Virginia
Yale, Virginia
Yale, Virginia
Location in Virginia
Yale, Virginia is located in the United States
Yale, Virginia
Yale, Virginia
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Virginia
County Sussex
Elevation
108 ft (33 m)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23897
Area code(s) 434
GNIS feature ID 1477738

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

Hunting Quarter Plantation

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.

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