Hawkeye State bestow the name on a white scout who lived and hunted with them. In 1838, 12 years after the book was published, people in the territory of Iowa acquired the nickname, chiefly through the efforts of Judge David Rorer of Burlington and James G. Edwards of Fort Madison. Edwards, editor of the Fort Madison Patriot, moved his newspaper to Burlington in 1843 and renamed it the Burlington Hawkeye. The two men continued their campaign to popularize the name and were rewarded when territorial officials gave it their formal approval. The Hawkeye nickname gained a tangible symbol in 1948 when a
Virginia State Route 307 Battlefield Historical State Park, which preserves the site of the Civil War Battle of Sailor's Creek. East of SR 617, SR 307 crosses the northwestern edge of Nottoway County. The state highway enters Amelia County shortly before reaching its eastern terminus near Jetersville between Burkeville and Amelia Court House. Virginia State Route 307 State Route 307 (SR 307) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Holly Farms Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 460 (US 460) at Rice east to US 360 near Jetersville. SR 307 provides a cut-off that allows traffic