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King George is the county seat of King George County, Virginia, USA. It is an unincorporated community, sometimes referred to as King George Courthouse due to its location of the King George County Courthouse.

Many other points of interest in King George are 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.

Leedstown was in King George and on February 27, 1766, Thomas Ludwell Lee, Richard Henry Lee and 115 patriots signed the Leedstown Resolutions. Ferry Farm was in King George where George Washington lived 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.”

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