Frederick County Va. / West Virginia
(West Facing Side): Frederick County Va.
Area 435 Square Miles
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 1862-1864
(East Facing Side): West Virginia
West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the union in 1863.
Marker is at the intersection of Northwestern Pike (U.S. 50) and Border Lane, on the right when traveling west on Northwestern Pike.
Courtesy hmdb.org
