VA-Z170 Fauquier County

Marker text: FAUQUIER COUNTY

Fauquier County was named for Francis Fauquier, lieutentant governor of Virginia from 1758 to 1768. It was formed in 1759 from Prince William County. The county seat is Warrenton. United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall was born in this county. Col. John Singleton Mosby and his 43d Battalion Partisan Rangers were active here during the Civil War.

Department of Historic Resources, 1997

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Location: VA Rt. 28 (southbound) at the Prince William and Fauquier county line., Fauquier County, Virginia

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