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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
south branch of Potowmack river, and the same course to be continued
to the Alleghany mountain, thence along the said mountain to the line of
Hampshire county; and all that part of the said county and parish of
Augusta which lies to the northward of the said line shall be added to
and made part of the said county and presidue of the county and parish of Augusta be divided by a line to begin
at the South Mountain (Blue Ridge), and running thence by Benjamin
Yardley's plantation so as to strike the north river below James Byrd's
house, thence up the said river to the mouth of Naked creek, thence
leaving the river a direct course so as to cross the said river at the mouth
of Cunningham's branch, in the upper end of Silas Hart's land, to the
foot of the North Mountain, thence fifty-five degrees west to the Alle-
ghany Mountain, and with the same to the line of Hampshire; and all
that part which lies north eastward of the said line shall be one distinct
parish (county and parish), called and known by the name of Rocking-
ham. 3
Other parts of the same Act establish the counties of
Green Brier and Rockbridge; fix the fourth Monday of e very-
month as court day for Rockingham, the first session to be
held at the house of Daniel Smith; establish the town of Lex-
ington; change the name of Dunmore County to Shanando, etc.
As at first constituted in 1777, Rockingham County em-
braced the greater part of what is now Pendleton County,
W. Va., and about a third part of what is now Page County,
Va. Pendleton County was established in 1787: this trans-
ferred the northwest boundary of Rockingham some 25 miles
southeastward— that is, from the Alleghany Mountain to its
present position on the Shenandoah Mountain. Page County
was established in 1831: this cut out from the east corner of
Rockingham the big notch already mentioned.
The present boundaries of Rockingham may be indicated
as follows: Beginning at the south corner, at a point on top
of the Blue Ridge above Black Rock Springs, draw a line,
straight throughout the greater part of its course, N. about
55 degrees W., some 32 miles to the top of Shenandoah Moun-
tain; this gives the southwest boundary, separating from
Augusta County; turn north about 30 degrees east, and fol-
3. Hening's Statutes, volume 9, pp. 420-424.
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south branch of Potowmack river, and the same course to be continued
to the Alleghany mountain, thence along the said mountain to the line of
Hampshire county; and all that part of the said county and parish of
Augusta which lies to the northward of the said line shall be added to
and made part of the said county and p
at the South Mountain (Blue Ridge), and running thence by Benjamin
Yardley's plantation so as to strike the north river below James Byrd's
house, thence up the said river to the mouth of Naked creek, thence
leaving the river a direct course so as to cross the said river at the mouth
of Cunningham's branch, in the upper end of Silas Hart's land, to the
foot of the North Mountain, thence fifty-five degrees west to the Alle-
ghany Mountain, and with the same to the line of Hampshire; and all
that part which lies north eastward of the said line shall be one distinct
parish (county and parish), called and known by the name of Rocking-
ham. 3
Other parts of the same Act establish the counties of
Green Brier and Rockbridge; fix the fourth Monday of e very-
month as court day for Rockingham, the first session to be
held at the house of Daniel Smith; establish the town of Lex-
ington; change the name of Dunmore County to Shanando, etc.
As at first constituted in 1777, Rockingham County em-
braced the greater part of what is now Pendleton County,
W. Va., and about a third part of what is now Page County,
Va. Pendleton County was established in 1787: this trans-
ferred the northwest boundary of Rockingham some 25 miles
southeastward— that is, from the Alleghany Mountain to its
present position on the Shenandoah Mountain. Page County
was established in 1831: this cut out from the east corner of
Rockingham the big notch already mentioned.
The present boundaries of Rockingham may be indicated
as follows: Beginning at the south corner, at a point on top
of the Blue Ridge above Black Rock Springs, draw a line,
straight throughout the greater part of its course, N. about
55 degrees W., some 32 miles to the top of Shenandoah Moun-
tain; this gives the southwest boundary, separating from
Augusta County; turn north about 30 degrees east, and fol-
3. Hening's Statutes, volume 9, pp. 420-424.
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