History

The Argyle Patent was granted in 1764, and the history of the town -named for Argyllshire, Scotland where many original descendants came from - has been told countless times since. The area that is now Argyle at the time of the town's formation was in Albany County; later, with some boundary changes, we were in Charlotte County. In 1784, Charlotte County became known as Washington County. During the past 200 years there have been many changes in all aspects of our lives -social, industrial, agricultural, transportation, communications, etc. Despite all of these changes, however, Argyle remains essentially a rural community. In fact, many descendants of the town's original settlers are still living in Argyle in some of the grand old homes that grace the area.