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| | Frederick County, Virginia Genealogical Records Information |
 | | Frederick County was created from western Orange County by the House of Burgesses on December 21, 1738 and was named after the Prince of Wales. |
 | | Frederick County's Court was proclaimed and organized in 1743, and its officials took their oaths of office on November 11 of that year. |
 | | According to one source, by 1890, Frederick County had 37 mills, eight woolen factories, a steam elevator, two iron foundries, four glove factories, a boot and shoe factory, ten broom factories, four tanneries, a large paper mill, three newspapers, a book bindery, eight cigar factories, three marble yards, and two furniture factories. |
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