VA-Z173 Warren County

Marker text: WARREN COUNTY

This lower Shenandoah Valley county was formed from Shenandoah and Frederick Counties in 1836. The county was named for Joseph Warren, a Boston Revolutionary War patriot killed during the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. It contains a portion of Shenandoah National Park and the world-famous Skyline Drive, which was completed in 1939. The county seat is Front Royal.

Department of Historic Resources, 2002.

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Location: US 522 (southbound) at the Warren and Rappahannock county line, Chester Gap., Warren County, Virginia

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