Rockingham County, Virginia

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Rockingham County, created from a portion of Augusta County in 1778 and named for the Marquis of Rockingham, a British statesman sympathetic with the American Revolution, is divided into five election districts, which include seven incorporated towns. The county seat of Harrisonburg was named in honor of Thomas Harrison and founded in 1780. Today, Harrisonburg and Rockingham County form the Harrisonburg Metropolitan Area, which was named as one of the best performing small metropolitan areas in the United States, according to the Milken Institute.

www.rockinghamcountyva.gov/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_County,_Virginia
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Coordinates:   38°31'45"N   78°51'14"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago