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Augusta County is a county in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The second-largest county of Virginia by total area, it completely surrounds the independent cities of Staunton and Waynesboro.
Location of Augusta County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Augusta County, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.
Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
Augusta Stone Church was established in the area now known as Fort Defiance in 1740. Local legend claims the church was used as a haven during the French and Indian War, when Augusta County was the western frontier for the country.
GREENVILLE — Virginia State Police has identified a pedestrian who was struck and killed Thursday night at an Interstate 81 entrance ramp in Augusta County, a press release said.
The Augusta Correctional Center was a state prison for men located near Craigsville in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. Owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections , [ 1 ] the facility opened in 1986 and had a working capacity of 1,222 prisoners held at a level 3 security level.
Fishersville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,629 at the 2020 census. The population was 9,629 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Staunton – Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area .
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