History The Town of Piedmont is situated in the Allegheny Front mountain range along the North Branch of the Potomac River. A century prior to the chartering of Piedmont, the area was opened for European settlement with the creation of Hampshire County in 1754 by the colonial government in Virginia. The region was the scene of hostile interactions between European settlers and pro-French Native Americans during the French and Indian War. Owing to its location and natural resources, the Piedmont area attracted German, Scotch-Irish, Swiss, English, and Italian immigrants, making the region more diverse than the primarily English-American Hampshire County. These cultural differences within the county, as well as growing population in the years leading up to the Civil War would later contribute to the formation of a new county.
history the town of piedmont is situated in the allegheny front mountain range along the north branch of the potomac river a century prior to the chartering of piedmont the area was opened for european settlement with the creation of hampshire county in 1754 by the colonial government in virginia the region was the scene of hostile interactions between european settlers and pro-french native americans during the french and indian war owing to its location and natural resources the piedmont area attracted german scotch-irish swiss english and italian immigrants making the region more diverse than the primarily english-american hampshire county these cultural differences within the county as well as growing population in the years leading up to the civil war would later contribute to the formation of a new county