Rockingham County/Augusta County
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vhasler
N 38° 15.335 W 078° 49.339
17S E 690540 N 4236414
County line marker on US340 just south of Grottos
Waymark Code: WMCHRA
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2011
Views: 5
Marker text - north face:
Z-201
Augusta County
Area 1,006 Square Miles
Formed in 1738 from Orange, and named for Augusta, Princess of Wales and mother of King George III. Originally it included a large part of the Middle West. President Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton.
south face:
Z-201
Rockingham County
Area 876 Square Miles
Formed in 1778 from Augusta, and named for the Marquis of Rockingham, British statesman. John Sevier, of Tennessee, was born in this county. In it took place the battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic, 1862.
County line marker just south of Grottos on the east side of US340. Pull off into gravel in front of u-store lockers. The sign has been repainted as the raised lettering is sharp black while the background (including the Virginia Conservation Commission lettering) is silver.