King George County, Virginia, named for King George I of England, was formed in 1720 from Richmond County. The boundaries were from Richmond County to Fauquier County. At that time, King George County had no contact with the Potomac River until the boundaries were changed in 1776. These boundaries ran from Westmoreland to Stafford. The county seat is the Town of King George, an unincorporated community, sometimes referred to as King George Courthouse due to its location of the King George County Courthouse.

On February 27, 1766, Thomas Ludwell Lee, Richard Henry Lee and 115 patriots signed the Leedstown Resolutions in King George County. Also located within King George County was "Ferry Farm," home to a young George Washington for about 10 years. It was here where Parson Weems told that George said to his father “I shall not tell a lie, I cut down your cherry tree.”

James Madison was born at Port Conway on March 5, 1751. James Madison was the “Father of the Constitution” and the fourth President of the United States. Colonel Joseph Jones, whose nephew was James Monroe, resided in King George. Other notable residents and homes were those of William Strother of Millbank. Millbank stood next to Canning, which was the first County seat. It had a courthouse, jail and ordinary. William Fitzhugh was of “Bedford”, Thomas Fairfax’s land office at Indiantown”, Robert “King” Carter of Cleve, Thomas B. B. Baber of Spy Hill, Samuel Washington, brother of George, of Chotank and Colonel Gustavous Alexander of Salisbury, for whom the City of Alexandria is named.

Long before these notables lived in King George, the Dogue Indians were on the north side of the Rappahannock near the entrance of Dogue Creek. Cuttatawomen were at Lamb’s Creek on the Rappahannock River. The Potowmack Indians were near the Stafford and King George boundary and used the Friendly Cottage area as a camping ground for the Indians.

Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, crossed from Maryland on the night of April 21, 1865, landing at Mrs. Quesenberry’s home where she gave them food. They left there and proceeded to Cleydael the home of Dr. Richard Stuart. Dr. Stuart refused to give any aid to the assassins. The next day they were taken to Port Conway by William Lucas. They met William O. Rollins who took them across the Rappahannock to Port Royal.

Other points of interest in King George include Boyd’s Hole, a colonial shipping point, Stuart’s Wharf, Smith’s Wharf, and Wilmont Wharf, where bricks were once made and shipped. Nanzatico was built about 1770; St. Paul’s Church built around 1776; Litchfield was in 1802. Lamb’s Creek, which was built in 1770 was used as a Union stable in 1864, Rokeby built in 1837 was used as Union headquarters in 1862 for Gen. Ambrose Burnside. Cedar Grove was built about 1840 by Dr. Richard Stuart. Sometime in 1785, the courthouse site was moved to its present site where a courthouse, clerk’s office and jail were built. That courthouse lasted until 1922. In July 1922, E. G. Heflin was contracted to build the present courthouse for $12,933.

In 1918 a Navy Proving Ground was started and called Dahlgren, after John A. Dahlgren, the “Father of Naval Ordnance.” It has been the county’s largest employer. NSWC Dahlgren has played a big part in our nation’s defense. Several decades following, In December 1940, the Potomac River Bridge opened. Attending at the ribbon cutting ceremony was President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Maryland Governor Herbert O’Conor. Just as they were to cut the ribbon, a J-3 Piper Cub flew under the bridge. That plane was piloted by Roland “Blue” Burgess and Walter B. Mason of King George. This action added to the excitement of the bridge opening. Over 250 years later at the same location of Mr. Hooe’s ferry the Potomac River Bridge is the Gateway to the North and South

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