Augusta County, Virginia

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On Nov. 1, 1738 an act was passed that carved two Shenandoah Valley counties out of Orange County. They were Frederick, named for the Prince of Wales, and Augusta, named for the Princess of Wales. The description of Augusta included the phrase "to the utmost limits of Virginia." At that time the British Crown claimed all the territory to the Mississippi so that meant Augusta stretched to that river. Technically, of course, there were very few English settlers in the far reaches of Augusta.

www.co.augusta.va.us/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_County,_Virginia
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Coordinates:   38°10'59"N   79°8'33"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago