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Caroline County/Essex County

Caroline County/Essex County is a Virginia historical marker in Caroline County, dedicated 1929.

Rte. 17, southbound, 600 feet north of Portabago Creek bridge marking county line

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Caroline County Formed in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William. Named for Queen Caroline, wife of King George II. George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest, passed his youth in this county. Essex County Formed in 1691 from Old Rappahannock County, and named for Essex County, England. R. M. T. Hunter, United States Senator and Confederate Secretary of State, lived in this county.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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Virginie, Maryland, 1755, covering the location of Caroline County/Essex County, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
Virginie, Maryland, 1755, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.
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