Augusta County/Rockbridge County
N 37° 55.496 W 079° 12.204
17S E 657903 N 4199008
Augusta County and Rockbridge County line.
Waymark Code: WMMT6
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2006
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This marker is on the Augusta County/Rockbridge County line with information about each on opposite sides.
Augusta County
Area 1006 square miles.
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Formed in 1738 from Orange and named for Augusta, Princess of Wales and mother of George III. Originally it included a large part of the middle west. President Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton.
Rockbridge County
Area 616 square miles.
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Formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt, and named for the Natural Bridge. Samuel Houston and Cyrus H. McCormick were born in this county. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are buried in Lexington. Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute are there.