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Frederick County Va. / West Virginia

Frederick County, Virginia
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Frederick County, Virginia, encompassed 435 square miles and was formed in 1738 from Orange County, taking its name from Frederick, Prince of Wales, father of King George III. Several battles were fought in the vicinity of Winchester from 1862 to 1864. The region of West Virginia was long part of Virginia, and Morgan Morgan began its settlement in 1727. A great battle with Indians took place at Point Pleasant in 1774, and West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in 1863.
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