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3 unusual facts about Augusta County


John Peter Salling

John Peter Salling (or Salley) was born in Germany in the early 18th century and traveled to America as a young man, settling in Augusta County, Virginia.

Milton Angier

Angier died in Staunton, Virginia, and is buried with his wife Helen Johns in Thornrose Cemetery in Augusta County, Virginia.

Shanklin Family

The Shanklin family in the United States were plantation owners in Augusta County, Virginia, now Rockingham County, Virginia and later in Todd County, Kentucky that were involved in American politics and government.


Cyrus McCormick Farm

The farm is near Steele's Tavern, Virginia and Raphine, Virginia, close to the northern border of Rockbridge County, Virginia and Augusta County, Virginia, and is currently a museum run by the Virginia Agricultural Experimental Station of Virginia Tech.

Jerry Claiborne

In 1950 he became the head football and basketball coach at Augusta Military Academy in Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia.

Mount Solon, Virginia

Mount Solon is known most for Natural Chimneys Regional Park, which is owned by Augusta County and represents a favorite regional recreation space.

Steve Landes

He has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 1996, representing the 25th district in the Blue Ridge Mountains, including parts of Albemarle, Augusta and Rockingham Counties.

Trichopetalum whitei

The species is recorded from caves in the upper Potomac River drainage in Virginia (Augusta, Page, Rockingham, and Shenandoah Counties) and West Virginia (Hardy, Grant, and Pendleton Counties).

Valentine Sevier

He was named after his grandfather, Valentine 'The Huguenot' Sevier, a Huguenot who had taken passage from London to America and settled in Augusta County, Virginia in an area which is part of Rockingham County today.


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Randall T. Ruble

He was born in Augusta County, Virginia, was educated in the public schools of Rockbridge County, Virginia, and graduated from high school in Collingdale, Pennsylvania.