| Virginia (King George County), Dahlgren — EP 6 — Civil War Action At Mathias Point |
| | In May 1861, Confederate forces commanded by Brig. Gen. Daniel Ruggles and Maj. Robert Mayo began constructing gun emplacements at Mathias Point, which is located 2.5 miles northwest on the Potomac River close to the Virginia shore. This battery, as well as others, interfered with Union forces shipping troops and supplies to Washington, D.C. On 27 June 1861, the gunboat, USS Thomas Freeborn, commanded by Comdr. James H. Ward, shelled the batteries held by the Confederate forces. While . . . — Map (db m22219) |
| Virginia (King George County), Edgehill — EP-7 — Hanover Baptist Church |
| | Hanover Baptist Church, the oldest Baptist Church in King George County, was organized in 1789 with a 93-member congregation. The first meetinghouse was located at Shiloh, and Elder John Shackleford served as the first pastor. The first Sunday school was established in 1833. The second meetinghouse was located at Allnutt. In the early 1840s, during the Second Great Awakening, 1,025 new members were baptized. The third house of worship was built here after James F. Jones deeded the land to . . . — Map (db m7755) |
| Virginia (King George County), King George — EP 9 — Cleydael |
| | This T-shaped house was built in 1859 by Dr. Richard Stuart as a summer residence for his family. On Sunday afternoon, April 23, 1865, John Wilkes Booth and three companions came to this house seeking medical assistance from Dr. Stuart. Suspicious of his visitors and aware of Lincoln’s assassination, Dr. Stuart refused to aid them and sent them away after dinner. — Map (db m2925) |
| Virginia (King George County), King George — J 103 — Eagle’s Nest |
| | Four miles north is Eagle’s Nest, the seat of the Fitzhugh and Grymes families, and the core of a 17th-century plantation. Lawyer and planter William Fitzhugh I (165–1701), born in Bedford, England, immigrated to Virginia by 1674 and acquired vast land holdings in the commonwealth including Eagle’s Nest. He also represented Stafford County in the House of Burgesses. William Fitzhugh II inherited the property after his father’s death. The present house there was damaged by fire in the late . . . — Map (db m2919) |
| Virginia (King George County), King George — King George Confederate Monument |
| | To
the officers and soldiers
of the Confederate Army from
King George.
Who gave their lives for the
South.
A tribute of gratitude
And respect from the
Ladies Memorial Association
of this county.
Imperishable as granite be their fame
Let history honour and record their deeds. — Map (db m22279) |
| Virginia (King George County), King George — J 63 — Marmion |
| | Two miles north is Marmion, probably built by John Fitzhugh early in the eighteenth century and later named for Scott’s poem. About 1785 it passed from Philip Fitzhugh to George Washington Lewis, Washington’s favorite nephew, who died there. The place has come down in the Lewis family in direct line from him. The richly decorated interior is one of the best in Virginia.
— Map (db m2917) |
| Virginia (King George County), King George — J 65 — St. Paul’s Church |
| | Eight miles northeast is St. Paul’s Church, built about 1766. The building was in a ruinous condition in 1812 but was repaired by the State and used both as a church and as a schoolhouse. About 1828 it once more became exclusively a church.
— Map (db m2920) |
| Virginia (King George County), Lambs Creek — J-62 — Lamb’s Creek Church |
| | This old church was probably built before 1750. The stepping stone at the door bears the date, 1782. Near here Kilpatrick’s Union Cavalry, on a raid to destroy gunboats at Port Conway, fought a skirmish, September 1, 1863. — Map (db m22071) |
| Virginia (King George County), Office Hall — J 66 — Historic Port Conway |
| | The site of Port Conway is located five miles south on the Rappahannock River. Francis Conway laid out the town in 1783, and the next year the Virginia General Assembly passed an act establishing it. James Madison, Father of the Constitution and fourth president of the United States, was born at the Conway house on 16 March 1751. On 1 Sept, 1863, Brig. Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick's Federal cavalry shelled two Union gunboats at Port Conway that had been captured by Confederates. John Wilkes Booth, . . . — Map (db m7290) |
| Virginia (King George County), Port Royal — EP 8 — Birthplace of Madison |
| | At this place, Port Conway, James Madison, fourth President of the United States and Father of the Constitution, was born, March 16, 1751. His mother was staying at her paternal home, Belle Grove, 400 yards east when her son was born. Madison's father, James Madison, Senior, lived in Orange County. The President had his home at Montpelier in that county. — Map (db m7297) |
| Virginia (King George County), Port Royal — Emmanuel Episcopal Church |
| | Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — Map (db m7298) |
| Virginia (King George County), Port Royal — Z 253 — King George County — Area 180 Square Miles |
| | Formed in 1720 from Richmond, and named for King George I. James Madison, "Father of the American Constitution" and President of the United States was born in this county. — Map (db m7295) |
| Virginia (King George County), Port Royal — This monument, until 1983 located on the Belle Grove Lawn — 200 yards to the west, identified the unmarked graves of |
| | John Hipkins, died 1804; his wife Elisabeth Pratt 1754-1829; their only child Fanny Bernard 1774-1801; and her youngest children; Eliza 1794-1803 and William Bernard, Jr. 1796-1822; also five infant children of Jane Gay and John H. Bernard of Gay Mont, who erected the monument in 1849. — Map (db m7300) |
| Virginia (King George County), Sealston — Z-7 — Stafford County / King George County |
| | Stafford County
Area - 274 Square Miles
Formed in 1664 from Westmoreland County and named for Staffordshire, England. From 1739 to 1747 it was the boyhood home of George Washington. In November 1862, the Army of the Potomac under the command of General Burnside camped in the county prior to the Battle of Fredericksburg.
King George County
Area - 180 Square Miles
King George County was formed in 1720 from Richmond County and named for King George I. James Madison, "Father of . . . — Map (db m4261) |
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