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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NO4_cleydael_King-George-VA.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JF3_all-that-glitters_King-George-VA.html
(panel 1) 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 they hoped contai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G3L_ralph-bunche-high-school_King-George-VA.html
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 "equ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G3K_punishing-the-nanzattico-indians_King-George-VA.html
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 C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIUW_king-george-county-caroline-county_King-George-VA.html
King George CountyFormed 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.(Reverse text)Caroline County Area 529 Square Miles Formed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEQB_king-george-confederate-monument_King-George-VA.html
Tothe officers and soldiersof the Confederate Army fromKing George.Who gave their lives for theSouth.A tribute of gratitudeAnd respect from theLadies Memorial Associationof this county. Imperishable as granite be their fameLet history honour an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEOQ_civil-war-action-at-mathias-point_King-George-VA.html
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, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEL4_lambs-creek-church_King-George-VA.html
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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4TM_hanover-baptist-church_King-George-VA.html
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 sch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4HB_this-monument-until-1983-located-on-the-belle-grove-lawn_King-George-VA.html
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 …
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