Strasburg /ˈstrɑːzbɜːrɡ/ is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States, which was founded in 1761 by Peter Stover.

It is the largest town by population in the county and is known for its grassroots art culture, pottery, antiques, and American Civil War history.

On August 21, 1734, speculator Henry Willis was granted 2,030 acres (8.2 km2) total of this land by William Gooch, Virginia's Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief.

[7] Gooch wished to settle the Valley to create a buffer between Native American tribes and the rest of the Virginia colony.

[8][9] In contrast to the English culture found east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Strasburg was settled with family farms and towns rather than plantations; few slaves; and Germanic language, religions, architecture, and decorative arts.

Later nicknamed “Pot Town,” Strasburg also became a center for the production of both utilitarian and fancy earthenware and stoneware pottery.

Today, Strasburg boasts a growing service economy, museums, eateries, numerous antique stores, and other shops.

[11] Stauffer took his family to America in 1718 to gain religious freedom and settled in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where he would live out his entire life.

Ten trustees were named; William Miller, Matthew Harrison, Jacob Bowman, Valentine Smith, Charles Buck, Peter Stover, Isaac Hite, Leonard Baltice, John Funk, and Philip Huffman (Hoffman).

[16] A monument resides in Strasburg's Riverview Cemetery honoring Peter Stover, but the whereabouts of his grave is unknown.

Strasburg has experienced significant (but sustainable) growth in recent years, mainly along its northern corridor, due to Washington, D.C. being located approximately 80 miles away.

The building was once home to the Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company and later was converted to a Southern Railway depot.

Strasburg is home to the nonprofit organization, Staufferstadt Arts, which facilities the installation of contemporary murals within downtown.

Muralist Sarah Jane Blakeslee completed the work in 1938, having won a commission by the United States Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

The Fish Fry Float for Father's Day is a free event with river kayaking and environmental education.

Students living in the northern third of Shenandoah County attend one of three public schools located near Strasburg.

Located within the town limits, Strasburg High School serves ninth through twelfth graders.

I-81 extends northwards to the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, western Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York state, and southwards to Tennessee.

The western extension of Norfolk Southern Railway's B-Line runs through Strasburg, though that section of the line usually only sees one short local train—ranging from once a week to once a day—which stops at the R.R.