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A HISTORY OF
low the top ridge of the Shenandoah Mountain some 30 miles,
to a point opposite Peru, in Hardy County, W. Va. ; this gives
the northwest boundary, separating from Pendleton and
Hardy; turn south about 50 degrees east, and measure a
straight course some 26 miles to the top of Massanutten
Mountain, above New Market; this gives the northeast bound-
ary, separating from Hardy and Shenandoah. This is part of
the original line between Frederick and Augusta, and is fre-
quently called the Fairfax Line, since it marks the southwest
limit of the famous Northern Neck, as claimed by Thomas
Lord Fairfax. Turn now southwest and follow the crest of
the Massanutten Mountain some 9 miles, then turn south-
east and go about 12 miles to the top of the Blue Ridge, be-
tween Elkton and Shenandoah City; this gives the boundary
about the notch, separating from Page County; finally, turn
southwestward and follow the crest of the Blue Ridge about
20 miles to the beginning, above Black Rock; this gives the
southeast boundary, separating from Greene and Albemarle.
The boundary line of Rockingham around the notch is
given more specifically in the Act of 1831, creating Page
County, as follows:
Beginning at a point in the line of the counties of Rockingham and
Orange, on the top of the Blue Ridge, opposite to the head waters of
Naked creek, in the county of Rockingham; thence, a straight line to the
head waters of said creek; thence, with the meanderings of said creek, to
its junction with the South river; thence, down the bed of said river, to
the upper end of Michael Shuler's island; thence, a straight line to the
mouth of Shuler's run; thence, with the main branch of said run, to its
source; thence, a straight line, to the top of the Massanutten mountain;
thence, with the top of said mountain, . . .
The boundary line between Rockingham and Augusta
was described in an address delivered October 15, 1896, by
Judge John Paul, as follows:
Beginning at the South Mountain (Blue Ridge), thence by a direct
line past Benjamin Yardley's plantation (now Mohler's) so as to strike
North River below James Byrd's house (James Beard is the way it is now
spelled). The point is at Diehl's ford, about one mile and a half above
the junction of Middle and North rivers. Thence up North River to the
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low the top ridge of the Shenandoah Mountain some 30 miles,
to a point opposite Peru, in Hardy County, W. Va. ; this gives
the northwest boundary, separating from Pendleton and
Hardy; turn south about 50 degrees east, and measure a
straight course some 26 miles to the top of Massanutten
Mountain, above New Market; this gives the northeast bound-
ary, separating from Hardy and Shenandoah. This is part of
the original line between Frederick and Augusta, and is fre-
quently called the Fairfax Line, since it marks the southwest
limit of the famous Northern Neck, as claimed by Thomas
Lord Fairfax. Turn now southwest and follow the crest of
the Massanutten Mountain some 9 miles, then turn south-
east and go about 12 miles to the top of the Blue Ridge, be-
tween Elkton and Shenandoah City; this gives the boundary
about the notch, separating from Page County; finally, turn
southwestward and follow the crest of the Blue Ridge about
20 miles to the beginning, above Black Rock; this gives the
southeast boundary, separating from Greene and Albemarle.
The boundary line of Rockingham around the notch is
given more specifically in the Act of 1831, creating Page
County, as follows:
Beginning at a point in the line of the counties of Rockingham and
Orange, on the top of the Blue Ridge, opposite to the head waters of
Naked creek, in the county of Rockingham; thence, a straight line to the
head waters of said creek; thence, with the meanderings of said creek, to
its junction with the South river; thence, down the bed of said river, to
the upper end of Michael Shuler's island; thence, a straight line to the
mouth of Shuler's run; thence, with the main branch of said run, to its
source; thence, a straight line, to the top of the Massanutten mountain;
thence, with the top of said mountain, . . .
The boundary line between Rockingham and Augusta
was described in an address delivered October 15, 1896, by
Judge John Paul, as follows:
Beginning at the South Mountain (Blue Ridge), thence by a direct
line past Benjamin Yardley's plantation (now Mohler's) so as to strike
North River below James Byrd's house (James Beard is the way it is now
spelled). The point is at Diehl's ford, about one mile and a half above
the junction of Middle and North rivers. Thence up North River to the
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