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On January 8, 1801, the town of Waynesborough was officially recognized by the state of Virginia and was incorporated by 1834.
Waynesboro Junction was seen first by Richard N. Pool, a mining speculator, who chartered the area as Ingalls City in August of 1889. Pool was quickly overshadowed by Jacob Reese, a Pittsburgh industrialist who purchased much of the land in the area including an excellent source of water, Lithia Spring. On December 6th, 1889, Reese
The settlement was officially established as a town by the Virginia General Assembly in 1801 and was incorporated as such in 1834. The town was raided by the Union Army in 1864 and, on March 2, 1865, the Battle of Waynesboro occurred.
Jun 16, 2013 · The Waynesboro Heritage Museum portrays the history of Waynesboro through permanent and rotating exhibit galleries and the nTelos audio visual room.
When incorporated in 1831, the borough was given the name "Waynesboro". It is one of several dozen towns, cities, and counties named after General Anthony Wayne, a hero of the American Revolution. During the Civil War, Waynesboro played a part in the Gettysburg campaign in June and July 1863.
Waynesboro, city (1990 pop. 18,549), surrounded by but politically independent of August co., central Va., in the Shenandoah valley; settled c.1736, inc. as a city 1948. An industrial center in a farm area, it has plants manufacturing textiles, furniture, and wood and metal products.
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On January 8, 1801, the town Waynesborough was officially recognized by the state of Virginia, and was incorporated by 1834. Since 1924, Waynesboro has made numerous territorial acquisitions from areas of Augusta County through annexation and officially became an independent city in 1948.
