West Augusta

English

Etymology

In 1774, the Virginia assembly separated the western portion of Augusta County's territory to form the district.

Proper noun

West Augusta

  1. (historical, US) A short-lived region (in place 1774–1776) of the Colony of Virginia that encompassed much of what is now northern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania.

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