| Virginia (King and Queen County), Bruington — OB 2 — Bruington Church |
| | This is Bruington Church, organized in 1790. Here Robert Semple, one of the most noted Baptist ministers in Virginia, long served and here he is buried. — Map (db m17794) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), King and Queen Court House — King and Queen County Confederate Monument |
| | To the Confederate soldiers
and sailors of King and Queen
County Virginia 1861-1865
Fate denied them victory but gave
Them the love and veneration of
Their native land. The wonder
And admiration of the world. — Map (db m25226) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), King and Queen Court House — OB 10 — Newington |
| | A mile south on the Mattapony River is the site of Newington, birthplace of Carter Braxton, (born September 10, 1736), signer of the Declaration of Independence. In earlier times, Colonel Jacob Lumpkin, supporter of Governor Berkeley in Bacon's Rebellion, 1676, lived there. — Map (db m25260) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Mattaponi — OB 18 — Colonial Church |
| | This church, the new church of Stratton Major Parish, was built in 1767. Rev. William Robinson, the Bishop of London's commissary, came to the parish in 1744 and was the first minister of the new church. It fell into disuse after the Revolution but later became a Methodist church. — Map (db m25264) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Mattaponi — OB 12 — Corbin's Church — The New Church |
| | The New Church, also known as Corbin's Church, stood to the east of this road. Councillor Richard Corbin, who also served as Receiver-General of the colony, donated "Goliath's Old Field" for the church, which was completed in 1768 to replace two older Anglican churches in Stratton Major Parish. The New Church measured 50 by 80 feet and was 27 feet high with galleries. According to the parish vestry book, 275 persons were initially assigned pews in the church. — Map (db m25262) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Mattaponi — OB 16 — Laneville |
| | A mile and a half southwest stood Laneville, built by Richard Corbin, receiver general (treasurer) about 1760 on the site of an earlier house. There Patrick Henry sent, May 1775, to obtain money in payment for the colony's powder seized by Lord Dunmore. Laneville was one of the largest and finest houses in Virginia. — Map (db m25263) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Millers Tavern — O 43 — Mount Pleasant |
| | Near here stood the plantation and Thoroughbred stables of Col. John Hoskins (1751-1813), one of the foremost breeders in the country. In 1800 Col. Robert Sanders, of Scott Co., Ky., bought one of Hoskins's horses, Melzar, for ten times the usual price for stallions. Melzar was considered the best example in America of the bloodline of the Godolphin Arabian (one of the five Thoroughbred foundation sires), and improved Kentucky racehorses more than any other early sire. Hoskins, a Revolutionary . . . — Map (db m25258) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Newtown — OB 9 — Newtown |
| | Newtown began as a pre-Revolutionary tavern crossroads on the intercolonial King's Highway. The settlement prospered in the antebellum period, becoming King and Queen's largest post village and supporting several fine academies and schools. In June 1863 Newtown witnessed the last tactical action of General George Pickett's Division before its long march to Gettysburg. — Map (db m25837) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Newtown — OB 8 — Park Church |
| | Park Church was built in 1723 for the newly established Drysdale Parish. It stood on the west side of this road, two and one-half miles above Newtown. The brick church was cruciform in shape with arms approximately 75 feet long. It was known as Park Church because of its proximity to Beverley Park, home of Robert Beverley, Jr., colonial historian of Virginia. The congregation declined in numbers when the Church of England was disestablished following the American Revolution. The church finally was abandoned in 1801. — Map (db m25835) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Saint Stephens Church — OB 11 — Apple Tree Church |
| | About two miles south stood the colonial church known as the Apple Tree Church or St. Clement's Church. First authorized by the House of Burgesses in 1710, it served as the upper church of St. Stephen's Parish until after the Revolution. It was then abandoned and later destroyed by fire. — Map (db m25261) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Saint Stephens Church — O 20 — Clark Home |
| | About twelve miles east is the site of the original home of the family of George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest. The family moved from here to Albemarle County. — Map (db m25257) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Saluda — Z 10 — King and Queen County / Gloucester County |
| | (Obverse)
King and Queen County
Area 320 Square Miles
Formed in 1691 from New Kent, and named for King William III and Queen Mary. The family of George Rogers Clark long lived in this county.
(Reverse)
Gloucester County
Area 223 Square Miles
Formed in 1651 from York, and named for Gloucester County, England. Bacon the Rebel died in this county, 1676. Gloucester Point was the outpost of Cornwallis at Yorktown, 1781. — Map (db m25266) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Saluda — OB 50 — Poropotank Creek |
| | Land was patented on this creek as early as 1640. In 1653, John Lewis settled here. John Lewis, Jr., was living here in 1676 when Bacon's troops were encamped near by. He suffered from the depredations of the rebels. — Map (db m25265) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Saluda — N 58 — The Indentured Servants' Plot |
| | During the summer of 1663, indentured servants (held for several years of service) in the Poropotank River and Purtan Bay region plotted an insurrection against their masters to occur on 13 Sept. 1663. It was prevented when John Berkenhead, servant of Maj. John Smith, of Gloucester County, informed the authorities of the planned uprising. For "his honest affection of the preservation of this Country" the Virginia House of Burgesses, on 16 Sept., granted Berkenhead his freedom and 5,000 pounds . . . — Map (db m25254) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Stevensville — OB 3 — Mattapony Church |
| | This is the ancient colonial Mattapony Church, used by the Baptists since 1824. Here are tombs of members of the family of Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. — Map (db m17812) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Stevensville — OB 4 — State Fish Hatchery |
| | Half a mile north. This fish cultural station was established in 1937 for hatching and rearing largemouth bass and other species of sunfish for the stocking of the public waters of Virginia. — Map (db m17817) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Stevensville — OB 6 — Where Dahlgren Died |
| | Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, Federal officer, met death in the early morning, March 2, 1864, three hundred yards to the north. After the raid on Richmond, his force bivouaced here and, in breaking camp he fell to the fire of Confederate detachments and Home Defense forces who had gathered during the night. — Map (db m17807) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Walkerton — OB 5 — Hillsboro |
| | This house, four miles south, was built by Colonel Humphrey Hill about 1722. It is of quaint architecture having brick ends and frame front and rear. The place was raided by the British during the Revolution. — Map (db m17821) |
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