Rockbridge County / Augusta County
Rockbridge County
Area 616 Square Miles
Formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt, and named for the Natural Bridge. Samuel Houston and Cyrus H. McCormick were born in this county. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are buried in Lexington. Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute are there.
Augusta County
Area 1006 Square Miles
Formed in 1738 from Orange and named for Augusta, Princess of Wales and mother of George III. Originally it included a large part of the middle west. President Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton.
Marker is on Lee Jackson Highway (U.S. 11) near Raphine Road (County Route 606), on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
