Augusta County, Colony of Virginia
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Augusta County, Colony of Virginia was an 18th-century frontier county in colonial Virginia that encompassed a vast, sparsely settled territory in the Shenandoah Valley and beyond.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Augusta County, Colony of Virginia canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former county-level jurisdiction
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historic county ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Native American lands to the west ⓘ |
| characteristic |
frontier county
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sparsely settled ⓘ very large territorial extent ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographics |
included German settlers
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included Scots-Irish immigrants ⓘ predominantly European settlers ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government under colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Staunton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | Orange County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
Alleghany County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Augusta County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Bath County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Botetourt County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Fincastle County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Highland County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Monongalia County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pendleton County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockbridge County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockingham County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenandoah County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | served as parent county for many later counties in Virginia and neighboring states ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shenandoah Valley
NERFINISHED
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backcountry of colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Augusta of Saxe-Gotha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British America
NERFINISHED
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Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
frontier trade
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subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| role | administrative unit for western claims of Virginia ⓘ |
| sovereign | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryExtendedBeyond | Shenandoah Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncluded |
parts of present-day Kentucky
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parts of present-day Ohio Valley ⓘ parts of present-day West Virginia ⓘ parts of present-day western Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
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