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Inscription. About two miles south stood the colonial church known as the Apple Tree Church or St. Clement's Church. First authorized by the House of Burgesses in 1710, it served as the upper church of St. Stephen's Parish until after ... More on HMDB

Inscription. About twelve miles east is the site of the original home of the family of George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest. The family moved from here to Albemarle County. , Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development ... More on HMDB

Bruington Baptist Church, in King and Queen County, Virginia, was organized in 1790 by 150 members from Piscataway Church (now Mt. Zion) in Essex County. Dr. Robert Baylor Semple, distinguished min... More on Bruingtonchurch.org

Inscription. This is Bruington Church, organized in 1790. Here Robert Semple, one of the most noted Baptist ministers in Virginia, long served and here he is buried. , Erected 1928 by Conservation... More on HMDB

Inscription. Newtown began as a pre-Revolutionary tavern crossroads on the intercolonial King's Highway. The settlement prospered in the antebellum period, becoming King and Queen's largest post village and supporting several fine ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Park Church was built in 1723 for the newly established Drysdale Parish. It stood on the west side of this road, two and one-half miles above Newtown. The brick church was cruciform in shape with arms approximately 75 ... More on HMDB

'Embassy Gulf Service Station' is a service station in Washington, D.C., located on P Street near Dupont Circle and at the entrance to the Georgetown neighborhood. ... More on Wikipedia

Inscription. About half a mile northeast stood the old courthouse and clerks office of Rappahannock County, 1665–1693. To this courthouse Thomas Goodrich and Benjamin Goodrich, ordered to appear with halters around their necks, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Along the Rappahannock River near here lived the Portobacco Indians, who may have been part of the Portobaccos of Maryland. After moving to Virginia in the 1650's, they lived here in peace with their Indian neighbors, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Two miles east near the river, Richard Coleman planted a frontier settlement and trading post in 1652. By 1660 a church was built, to which every man was required to come armed for protection against the Indians. , Erected ... More on HMDB

Today in History: April 21 sources archives yesterday tomorrow Robert M. T. Hunter Robert M. T. Hunter was born on April 21 , 1801, at �Mount Pleasant,� Essex County, Virginia. Educated at home, he... More on Memory.loc.gov

Inscription. A mile and a half west stands Fonthill, built in 1832 by Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter. He served variously as United States senator, Confederate secretary of state, Confederate Stat... More on HMDB