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Hampshire County, the oldest county, was established by the Virginia Assembly in 1754 and formed from Frederick and Augusta. Lord Fairfax, its owner, named it for the English shire of the same name. Ice Mountain and Hanging Rocks are among its natural wonders. Virginia was named for Queen Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen of England. It was the site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607, one of the 13 original colonies, and the birthplace of eight Presidents of the United States.
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