On James Madison Parkway (U.S. 301) 0.3 miles north of Barnsfield Road, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Dahlgren Road at Hall Road, on the left when traveling east on Dahlgren Road.
Dahlgren guns were muzzle-loading naval artillery designed by Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren, mostly used in the Civil War. Dahlgren's heavy smoothbores, characterized by their unusual bottle shape, were derived from scientific research in ballistics . . . — — Map (db m315644) HM
On Tisdale Road 0.1 miles east of Thompson Road, on the right when traveling east.
Gathered here are some of the historic guns tested a Dahlgren. The 16-in, 28.8-caliber 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
On Welsh Road at Jenkins Road, on the right when traveling south on Welsh Road.
16-Inch/50-Caliber Mark VII Gun, Serial Number 278L
This 16-inch/50 caliber MK VII battleship gun was manufactured at the U.S. Naval Gun Factory in Washington, D.C. and came to Dahlgren for proofing on August 22, 1942. It became the . . . — — Map (db m315608) HM
This 16-inch/50 caliber MKVII battleship gun was manufactured at the U.S. Naval Gun Factory in Washington, D.C. And came to DahlgrenSerial Number 278L.
This 16-inch/50 caliber MKVII battleship gun was manufactured at the U.S. Naval Gun Factory in . . . — — Map (db m315615) HM
On James Madison Parkway (U.S. 301) 0.1 miles south of Hanover Church Road.
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
On Belle Grove Drive near James Madison Parkway (U.S. 301), on the right when traveling west.
Before you is the Rappahannock River, which in the Virginia dialect of Algonquian means "the place where the water rises and falls." While the Rappahannock people have lived along the river for thousands of years, the earliest written account of . . . — — Map (db m315752) HM
Near Caledon State Park Road 3.6 miles north of Caledon Road (Virginia Route 218).
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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
On Belle Grove Drive 0.2 miles west of James Madison Parkway (U.S. 301), on the right when traveling west.
This ground was trod upon by some of the most compelling figures of the American Revolution, including presidents George Washington and James Madison. But ordinary heroes made their contributions to independence here too, including Madison's mother, . . . — — Map (db m315749) HM
On Belle Grove Drive 0.2 miles west of James Madison Parkway (U.S. 301), on the right when traveling west.
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
On James Madison Parkway (U.S. 301) at Walsingham Road, on the right when traveling south on James Madison Parkway. Reported permanently removed.
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
On Peppermill Road 0.1 miles south of Cleydael Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
On the evening of April 23, 1865, a handful of men on horseback rode quietly up the trail to this house, Cleydael. Inside, Dr. Richard H. Stuart and his family were finishing dinner. David E. Herold knocked on the front door to request lodging for . . . — — Map (db m315649) HM
On Dahlgren Road (Virginia Route 206) at Cleydael Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Dahlgren Road. Reported permanently removed.
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
On Dahlgren Road (Virginia Route 206) at Cleydael Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Dahlgren Road.
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
On King’s Highway (Virginia Route 3) at Dahlgren Road (Route 206), on the left when traveling east on King’s Highway.
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
On James Madison Parkway (U.S. 301) at Walsingham Road, on the right when traveling south on James Madison Parkway.
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
Near James Madison Parkway (U.S. 301) north of Woodside Drive, on the right when traveling north.
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
On James Madison Parkway (U.S. 301) at Walsingham Road, on the right when traveling south on James Madison Parkway.
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
On King’s Highway (Virginia Route 3) at Dahlgren Road ( Route 208) on King’s Highway.
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
On Nanzatico Lane (Virginia Route 698) 1.5 miles south of Salem Church Road ( Route 625), on the left when traveling south.
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
On James Madison Parkway (U.S. 301) at Hanover Church Road ( Route 611), on the right when traveling north on James Madison Parkway.
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
On King’s Highway (Virginia Route 3), on the left when traveling east.
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
On James Madison Parkway (U.S. 301) 0.2 miles north of Woodside Drive, on the right when traveling north.
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
On James Madison Parkway (U.S. 301) at Roseland road, on the left when traveling north on James Madison Parkway.
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
On Pavilion Drive at Fairview Drive (County Route 696), on the right when traveling west on Pavilion Drive.
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
On Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) at Lambs Creek Church Road, on the right when traveling west on Kings Highway.
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
On US 301 James Madison Parkway 0.5 miles south of VA 3 Kings Highway, on the right when traveling south.
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
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; . . . — — Map (db m7300) HM
On Kings Hwy (Virginia Route 3) near Walnut Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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
