VA-Z179 Rockingham County

Marker text: ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

Area 876 Square Miles

Formed in 1778 from Augusta, and named for the Marquis of Rockingham, British Statesman. John Sevier, on Tennessee, was born in this county. In it took place the Battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic, 1862.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1929

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Location: US 11 (southbound) at the Rockingham and Shenandoah county line., Rockingham County, Virginia

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