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To e or not to e in Clarke County name dispute
Clarke County Virginia faces a spelling quarrel over the county name with or without an e. Historians note George Rogers Clark and Virginia’s General Assembly chose Clarke with an e in 1836 while highway markers spell Clark. Local residents weigh signs versus official records as debate persists.
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Star
Berryville
Clarke
Clark
Virginia Conservation Commission
Frederick County
Warren County
General Assembly
George Rogers Clark
Northwest
Virginia
Jonathan
William Clark
Charlottesville
Virginia General Assembly
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
William
United States
Louisiana Purchase
VCC
Everard Kidder Meade
Clarke County Historical Society
Commission
Clarke County
Meade
Peter Pudner
Virginia Historic Landmark Commission
Pudner
Frederick
Warren
Lord Fairfax
Daniel Morgan
Tion & Dfe