Caroline County. Area 529 Square Miles. Formed in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William. Named for Queen Caroline, wife of King George II. George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest, passed his youth in this . . . — — Map (db m17789) HM
The Sharon Indian School has played an integral role in shaping the identity of the Upper Mattaponi Tribe for over a century. The original structure was built in 1919 as a one room schoolhouse by the hands of our ancestors. Due to . . . — — Map (db m309536) HM
Before the start of the American Revolution, free Black men were enrolled in local county militias across Virginia. When the war began, these men often volunteered to enlist in Virginia's Continental battalions. Hundreds of Black patriots, including . . . — — Map (db m289579) HM
Sharon Indian School served as a center of education for the Upper Mattaponi Tribe. Tribal citizens built and furnished a one-room frame building ca. 1919. King William County replaced the original school with this brick structure in 1952. Before . . . — — Map (db m309534) HM
Sharon Indian School served as a center of education for the Upper Mattaponi Tribe. In 1919, the King William County School Board built a one-room frame building and the students' families provided the furniture. The county replaced the original . . . — — Map (db m25839) HM
In memory of Henry Jenner Jones born in King William County, Virginia on March 10, 1847, a VMI cadet, Private D Company, killed in the Battle of New Market on May 15, 1864. — — Map (db m175970) WM
The King William County courthouse, erected early in the second quarter of the 18th century, is one of the older courthouses still in use in the United States. This T-shaped building was constructed of brick laid in Flemish bond, with an arcade . . . — — Map (db m25847) HM
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The Colonial River Road
After centuries of use by native people and the colonists of New Kent County, the road along the Pamunkey River was extended past the tobacco ports of Newcastle and Page’s Warehouse (later . . . — — Map (db m53801) HM
James L. Townsend Sr. was a pioneer in the dairy industry in King William County, Virginia. His son, Guy O. Townsend built the barn which has been a landmark on the Richmond-Tappahannock Highway for almost 90 years. A later addition at the end of . . . — — Map (db m103585) HM
Spotsylvania County. Straddling the fall line, Spotsylvania County was formed from Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties in 1720. It was named for Alexander Spotswood, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1710 to 1722. The Civil War . . . — — Map (db m3319) HM
William McKendree was born in King William County in 1757. He soon moved with his family to present-day Greensville County, and later served in the Revolutionary War. In 1786, the county licensed him to keep a tavern at his house (12 miles . . . — — Map (db m18943) HM
One and eight-tenths miles west of here was
the home of Bishop William McKendree, who
was born in King William County, Virginia.
During the American Revolution. he served
as Adjutant in the commissary department
supplying the armies of . . . — — Map (db m148018) HM
In Congress, July 4, 1776.Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.And for the support of this Declaration,
with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence,
we . . . — — Map (db m137039) HM
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