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The Augusta County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency in Augusta County. The ACSO was created in 1745 when James Patton was elected as the first sheriff. [15] The ACSO was accredited by the Virginia Law Enforcement Accreditation Coalition. [16] The agency is currently headed by Sheriff Donald Smith.
Augusta Declaration. The Augusta Declaration, or the Memorial of Augusta County Committee, May 10, 1776, was a statement presented to the Fifth Virginia Convention in Williamsburg, Virginia on May 10, 1776. The Declaration announced the necessity of the Thirteen Colonies to form a permanent and independent union of states and national ...
On February 5, 1777, the original eight counties of the state were created: Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Richmond, and Wilkes. Georgia has the second-largest number of counties of any state in the United States, only behind Texas, which has 254 counties. [ 1 ]
In 1737 Beverley represented Virginia's Orange County (from which Augusta County was created in 1738) in the Virginia House of Burgesses. [4] On August 8, 1737, Beverley wrote to Patton, "I should be very glad if you could import families enough to take the whole off from our hands at a reasonable price and tho' the order mentions families from ...
AUGUSTA COUNTY — Augusta County added a new story to the Civil War Trails program, one which has been largely forgotten for more than 160 years. ... How Mad Magazine's humor created a revolution ...
Location of Augusta County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Augusta County, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.
The Augusta County Committee of Safety was the shadow government of patriots from Augusta County, Virginia prior to and throughout the American Revolution.One of many such revolutionary committees of safety, the Augusta County committee is notable for writing the first known policy proposal to create a permanent independent state government and federal union of American colonies. [1]
Area code. 540. FIPS code. 51-32944. GNIS feature ID. 1495616. Greenville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. The population was 887 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Staunton – Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area.