Frederick County/Shenandoah County

Frederick County · dedicated 1947 · US 48/Rte. 55 at county line

Frederick County Formed in 1738 from Orange, and named for Frederick, Prince of Wales, father of King George III. Several battles were fought in the vicinity of Winchester, 1862-64. Shenandoah County Formed in 1772 from Frederick, and first named Dunmore for Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia 1771-75. In 1778 the county was renamed for the Shenandoah River.

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