Mount Pleasant, Frederick County, Virginia

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Mount Pleasant,
Frederick County, Virginia
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Coordinates: 39°10′19″N78°17′42″W / 39.17194°N 78.29500°W / 39.17194; -78.29500
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Frederick
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1495973 [1]

Mount Pleasant is an unincorporated hamlet in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Mount Pleasant is nestled between Hunting and Whisson Ridges on Wardensville Grade (VA 608).

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