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 . . . — — Map (db m259710) HM
Gathered here are some of the historic guns tested a Dahlgren. The 16-in, 28.8-caliiber gun, though not in its original configuration, is the oldest American battleship main battery gun in existence. It was converted to its present configuration so . . . — — Map (db m251752) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m7755) HM
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All that Glitters
When John Smith and his crew explored the Potomac River in 1608, they were looking for a passageway to the Pacific and for precious metals. They heard about a black ore with silvery glitters, which . . . — — Map (db m81200) HM
Early in the afternoon of April 25, 1865, six horseman trotted up to the Belle Grove house
in front of you, dismounted, and searched it and the outbuildings. They were troopers from
Lt. Edward P. Doherty's 25-man detail of the 16th New York . . . — — Map (db m267924) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m7297) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m2925) HM
Dr. Richard H. Stuart built a T-shaped house just southeast of here in 1859 as a summer residence for his family. John Wilkes Booth and his accomplice David Herold, guided by a local farmer, arrived here on 23 April 1865 while attempting to escape . . . — — Map (db m138070) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m2919) HM
James Madison, "Father of the Constitution" and fourth president of the United States, was born here at Port Conway on 16 March 1751, in a house that no longer stands. His mother, Eleanor Conway Madison, was visiting her family at their . . . — — Map (db m133748) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m261645) WM
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 m28334) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m2917) HM
Displaced from their reservation land on both sides of the Rappahannock River at Nanzattico and Portobago Bay, Nanzattico Indians attacked the farm of John Rowley, known for his disputes with the tribe, on 29 Aug. 1704. When captured in Richmond . . . — — Map (db m76408) HM
Ralph Bunche High School was built as a direct result of the Federal District Court case Margaret Smith et al. v. School Board of King George County, Virginia, which was filed in 1947. The judge ruled that jurisdictions should ensure the . . . — — Map (db m76409) HM
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) HM
In memory of our fallen troops whose partial remains were placed in King George Landfill 2007 - 2008
"We will never forget you" — — Map (db m186731) WM
John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, and his accomplice David E. Herold, fled Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865, for Southern Maryland, a hotbed of Confederate sympathizers skilled at evading Union surveillance. On April . . . — — Map (db m267329) HM
In 1610, Captain Samuel Argall sailed up the Potomac River to
visit and trade with Chief Japazaw, the leader of the nearby
village of Passapatanzy. Japazaw narrated the Patawomeck
creation story (seen in the box to the right) to Argall . . . — — Map (db m305752) HM
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) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m7290) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m7300) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m4261) HM
