Warren County - Front Royal VA
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 55.071 W 078° 11.574
17S E 743373 N 4311407
Warren County was named for Gen. Joseph Warren, from Massachusetts, who was killed during the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. The county was formed in 1836 from parts of Frederick and Shenandoah Counties. (from Civil War trail sign)
Waymark Code: WM18EMM
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2023
Views: 1
THE PLACE:
Warren County is a U.S. county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The 2020 census places Warren County within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area with a population of 40,727. The county was established in 1836. The county seat is Front Royal.
THE PERSON:
Joseph Warren (June 11, 1741 – June 17, 1775), a Founding Father of the United States, was an American physician who was one of the most important figures in the Patriot movement in Boston during the early days of the American Revolution, eventually serving as President of the revolutionary Massachusetts Provincial Congress. Warren enlisted Paul Revere and William Dawes on April 18, 1775, to leave Boston and spread the alarm that the British garrison in Boston was setting out to raid the town of Concord and arrest rebel leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Warren participated in the Battles of Lexington and Concord the following day, the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
The above is from Wikipedia
Year it was dedicated: 1836
Location of Coordinates: County Courthouse
Related Web address (if available): [Web Link]
Type of place/structure you are waymarking: county
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