VA-Q4C Winchester

Marker text: WINCHESTER

At first called Fredericktown, it was founded in 1744, near a Shawnee Indian village, by Colonel Wood, a native of the English city of Winchester. The town was situated in Lord Fairfax's proprietary of the Northern Neck. It was chartered in 1752.

Conservation & Development Commission 1930

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Location: US 11 (southbound) at the north entrance to Winchester, Winchester, Virginia

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