Near Port Royal in Caroline County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Essex County / Caroline County

Essex County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

1. Essex County Marker

Inscription.
Essex County. Area 258 square miles. Formed in 1691 from Old Rappahannock County, and named for Essex County, England. R.M.T. Hunter, United States Senator and Confederate Secretary of State, lived in this county.

Caroline County. Area 529 square miles. Formed in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William. Named for Queen Caroline, wife of George II. George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest, passed his youth in this county.

Erected 1929 by Conservation Development Commission. (Marker Number Z-164.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1691.

Location. 38° 7.378′ N, 77° 6.942′ W. Marker is near Port Royal, Virginia, in Caroline County. Marker is on US 17, half a mile north of Supply Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tappahannock VA 22560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Portobacco Indians (approx. 2½ miles away); Vauter's Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Punishing the Nanzattico Indians

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(approx. 3.7 miles away); The Earliest Inhabitants: Native Americans (approx. 5.2 miles away); St. Peter's Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); The Fox Tavern: A Colonial Landmark (approx. 5.2 miles away); Old Port Royal (approx. 5.2 miles away); Port Royal Harbor (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Royal.

Also see . . . R.M.T. Hunter - Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. (Submitted on April 23, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Essex County / Caroline County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 19, 2009

2. Essex County / Caroline County Marker

US 17 south of the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

3. US 17 south of the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,450 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 23, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on September 22, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 23, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.