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Historical Markers in Loretto

 
Clickable Map of Essex County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Essex County, VA (45) Caroline County, VA (77) King and Queen County, VA (29) King George County, VA (32) Lancaster County, VA (37) Middlesex County, VA (73) Richmond County, VA (22) Westmoreland County, VA (115)  EssexCounty(45) Essex County (45)  CarolineCounty(77) Caroline County (77)  KingandQueenCounty(29) King and Queen County (29)  KingGeorgeCounty(32) King George County (32)  LancasterCounty(37) Lancaster County (37)  MiddlesexCounty(73) Middlesex County (73)  RichmondCounty(22) Richmond County (22)  WestmorelandCounty(115) Westmoreland County (115)
Tappahannock is the county seat for Essex County
Loretto is in Essex County
Essex County (45)  ►
ADJACENT TO ESSEX COUNTY
Caroline County (77)  ►
King and Queen County (29)  ►
King George County (32)  ►
Lancaster County (37)  ►
Middlesex County (73)  ►
Richmond County (22)  ►
Westmoreland County (115)  ►
 
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1 ► Virginia, Essex County, Loretto — O-84 — Saunders’s Wharf —
One mile north, on the Rappahannock River, is Saunders's Wharf, a center of transportation and commerce from the mid-1800s until 1937. Steamboats on the busy route that linked Fredericksburg and Baltimore picked up crops, livestock, raw . . . — — Map (db m214593) HM
2 ► Virginia, Essex County, Loretto — N-23 — Vauter's Church —
This was the principal church of St. Anne's Parish, which was formed in 1704 from Sittenburne Parish and encompassed Essex County. According to tradition, part of the present church was built about 1719 with an addition constructed in 1731, but . . . — — Map (db m7407) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026