VA-Z201 Rockingham County

Marker text: ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

Area 876 Square Miles

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

Virginia Conservation Commission, 1942

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Location: US 340 (northbound) at Grottoes/ Augusta and Rockingham county line., Rockingham County, Virginia

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