Rockingham County / Augusta County

Rockingham County, with an area of 876 square miles, was formed in 1778 from Augusta and was named for the Marquis of Rockingham, a British statesman. John Sevier of Tennessee was born there, and the battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic took place in the county in 1862. Augusta County, with an area of 1,006 square miles, was formed in 1738 from Orange and was named for Augusta, Princess of Wales and mother of King George III. Originally it included a large part of the Middle West, and President Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton.

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