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King George County was established in 1720 when land was split from Richmond County, Virginia.The county is named for King George I of Great Britain. [3] It was substantially reorganized in 1776 and 1777, with land swapped with both Stafford and Westmoreland counties to form the modern boundaries.
The Woodlawn Historic and Archeological District encompasses a historic plantation near the Rappahannock River in southern King George County, Virginia. The 899-acre (364 ha) property is located east of US Route 301 near Port Conway. The estate boundaries are essentially the same as those when the plantation was first established in 1790.
Location of King George County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in King George County, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in King George County, Virginia, United States.
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in King George County, Virginia" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles (1624), by Capt. John Smith, one of the first histories of Virginia. The written history of Virginia begins with documentation by the first Spanish explorers to reach the area in the 16th century, when it was occupied chiefly by Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan peoples.
The community is in central King George County along Virginia State Route 3, which leads west 18 miles (29 km) to Fredericksburg and southeast 38 miles (61 km) to Warsaw. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the King George CDP has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28.0 km 2 ), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2 ), or 0.43%, are water.
Powhatan Rural Historic District, formerly "Powhatan Hill Plantation" and originally "Hopyard Plantation", is a national historic district located near King George, King George County, Virginia. It encompasses 15 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures in a rural area near King George.
Marmion is a historic home located near Comorn, King George County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1670 by William Fitzhugh (1651-1701), progenitor of the Fitzhugh family in Virginia. It took its present form after 1790 or 1800.