Shenandoah County / Warren County
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Markerman62
N 38° 58.560 W 078° 20.298
17S E 730576 N 4317483
County line marker on VA 55.
Waymark Code: WM12ZPJ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2020
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Shenandoah County
Area 510 Square Miles
Formed in 1772 from Frederick, and first named Dunmore for Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia, 1771-1775. In 1778 the county was renamed for the Shenandoah River.
Warren County
Area 216 Square Miles
Formed in 1836 from Frederick and Shenandoah, and named for General Joseph Warren, killed at Bunker Hill, 1775.
Virginia Conservation Commission, 1946
Marker Number: Z 247
Marker Title: Shenandoah County / Warren County
Marker Location: On Va 55 west of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River
County or Independent City: Shenandoah County
Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia Conservation Commission
Web Site: Not listed
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