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Columbus / Yorktown Victory Day Observance

The offices at the Government Center will be closed.

  • Date: 10/13/2025  (all day)
  • Location: Government Center
    18 Government Center Lane
    Verona, Virginia 24482
  • Introduction: The Government Center, Shenandoah Valley Social Services, and the Augusta County Libraries will be closed on Monday, October 13, 2025, in observance of the Columbus & Victory at Yorktown holidays.

The Government Center, Shenandoah Valley Social Services, and the Augusta County Libraries will close in observance of the Columbus Day and Yorktown Victory Day holidays. 

The landfill and convenience sites will remain open. 

This holiday, typically observed annually on the second Monday in October, recognizes Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), a discoverer of the Americas, and the final victory at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, when Gen. George Washington defeated England's General Cornwallis in a decisive battle of the Revolutionary War.

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