VA-Z247 Shenandoah County

Marker text: SHENANDOAH COUNTY

Area 510 Square Miles

Formed in 1772 from Frederick, and first named for Dunmore for Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia, 1771-1775. In 1778 the county was renamed for the Shenandoah River.

Virginia Conservation Commission, 1946.

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Location: VA Rt. 55 (westbound) at the Shenandoah and Warren county line., Shenandoah County, Virginia

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