King and Queen County/Gloucester County

King and Queen County/Gloucester County is a Virginia historical marker in Gloucester County, dedicated 1928.

Gloucester County · dedicated 1928 · Rte. 33 at county line

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King and Queen County Formed in 1691 from New Kent, and named for King William III and Queen Mary. The family of George Rogers Clark long lived in this county. Gloucester County Formed in 1651 from York, and named for Gloucester County, England. Bacon the Rebel died in this county, 1676. Gloucester Point was the outpost of Cornwallis at Yorktown, 1781.

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