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Historical Markers in Swoope, Virginia
Staunton is the county seat for Augusta County
Swoope is in Augusta County
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1 ► Virginia, Augusta County, Swoope — Confederate Civil Disobedience — The Plight of the Pacifists —  |
| On Parkersburg Turnpike (Virginia Route 254) east of Charlbrooke Lane, on the right. | |||
| On March 19, 1862, a weary column shuffled by the road in front of you. They were not soldiers marching to a battle, but dozens of pacifist conscientious objectors who were being herded to Staunton, and then prison. Desperate for recruits, . . . — — Map (db m308002) HM | |||
| 2 ► Virginia, Augusta County, Swoope — AL 5 — Glebe Burying Ground — |
| On Glebe School Road (Virginia Route 876) south of Baylor Mill Road, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| The vestry of Augusta Parish purchased 200 acres here in 1749 to serve as a glebe, farmland set aside to support the minister. Just to the southwest, on a portion of this property, the parish established the first public cemetery in the vicinity. . . . — — Map (db m159738) HM | |||
| 3 ► Virginia, Augusta County, Swoope — West View — Confederate Camps — 1862 Valley Campaign — |
| On Parkersburg Turnpike (Route 254), on the right when traveling west. | |||
| In 1862, West View was a village of about 15 buildings including a flour mill, post office, store, wagon shop and saw mills. About 3,000 soldiers camped in the surrounding fields from April 20 to May 6. Confederates under Gen. Edward . . . — — Map (db m15788) HM | |||