Brucetown, Virginia
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| Brucetown | |
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| Coordinates: 39°15′16″N 78°4′0″W / 39.25444°N 78.066667°WCoordinates: 39°15′16″N 78°4′0″W / 39.25444°N 78.066667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Frederick |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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Brucetown is an unincorporated community in northern Frederick County, Virginia, USA. Brucetown lies at the intersection of Brucetown and Sir John Roads. A post office was established in the community in 1819. Brucetown also had its own school in operation from 1871 to 1941.
[edit] History
Brucetown was named for the Bruce family, some of the earliest Europeans that settled there. John Bruce came to the area between 1731 and 1737, and built a grist and sawmill that established the village.[1] His son George Bruce continued the operation of the mill and also operated a tavern. This became known as Bruce's Mills and later, Brucetown.[2]
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