Strasburg in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Shenandoah County / Warren County

East Facing Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 1, 2007

1. East Facing Side

Inscription.
Shenandoah County. Area 510 Square Miles. Formed in 1772 from Frederick, and first named Dunmore for Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia, 1771-1775. In 1778 the county was renamed for the Shenandoah River.

Warren County. Area 216 Square Miles. Formed in 1836 from Frederick and Shenandoah, and named for General Joseph Warren, killed at Bunker Hill, 1775.

Erected 1946 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number Z-247.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1772.

Location. 38° 58.594′ N, 78° 20.291′ W. Marker is in Strasburg, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. Marker is on Strasburg Road / Front Royal Road (State Highway 55), on the right when traveling west. Located just west of the county line, at a bridge over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Strasburg VA 22657, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Civil War Strasburg (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Great Train Raid (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Great Train Raid of 1861

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Strasburg Stone & Earthenware Mfg. Co. (approx. 1.2 miles away); "Lest We Forget!" (approx. 1.4 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); This Fertile Land (approx. 1½ miles away); Banks’ Fort (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Strasburg.

West Facing Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 1, 2007

2. West Facing Side

Shenandoah County / Warren County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 1, 2007

3. Shenandoah County / Warren County Marker

Bridge over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 1, 2007

4. Bridge over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River

During the Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864, Confederate forces skirted the south bank of the river near here around the north end of Massanutten Mountain.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 821 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 18, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.