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Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fauquier County. Public schools in the town include Fauquier High School, Warrenton Middle School, Taylor Middle School and several elementary schools. Warrenton is also home to The Fauquier Gators baseball team of The Clark Griffith League. Private schools include Highland School and St. John's Catholic School. The well-known Airlie Conference Center, popular with agencies of the federal and state government, associations and corporations, is on the northeast boundry of Warrenton, and the historic Vint Hill Farms military facility is several miles east. Warrenton is at a junction of several major highways. History
The town of Warrenton was incorporated in 1810 and named for General Joseph Warren, a Revolutionary War hero. Richard Henry Lee donated the land for the county seat. John Marshall, the fourth Supreme Court Chief Justice was from nearby Midland. Colonel John S. Mosby made raids in the town during the Civil War and later made his home and practiced law in Warrenton. Research Tips
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