Place:Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, United States

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Stuarts Draft is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. The population was 11,380 as of 2020 census. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area. It has been called the "Warehouse capital of the U.S." because of the seven warehouse/factories including Hollister medical supplies, Target stores distribution (T-560), Hershey Chocolate of Virginia, McKee Foods, Nibco, Ply Gem, and Rexnord. It also has a summer baseball league team; the "Stuarts Draft Diamondbacks" play in the Rockingham County Baseball League and are four-time RCBL champions (2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016).

The Bare House and Mill and the Harper House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

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In 1749, Thomas Stuart purchased near the South River, a tributary of the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. 'Draft' probably refers to the document drafting the land sale or is a reference to the river itself (draft is an old term for river or creek and is part of the name of several such in the area). ‘Draft’ may also refer to a river crossing on Stuart’s parcel of land, another common local use of the term. The plain on the south side of the river tends to channel the wind, thus forming a rather constant draft.

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