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Westmoreland County is a county located in the Northern Neck of the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2010 census, the population was 17,454. Its county seat is Montross.
King George County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,584. Its county seat is the town of King George.
Colonial Beach, Virginia (CBVA) is a river and beach town located in the northwestern part of Westmoreland County on Virginia's Northern Neck peninsula. It is bounded by the Potomac River, Monroe Bay and Monroe Creek and home to the second-largest beachfront in the state. It is located 65 mi (105 km) from Washington, D.C.; 70 mi (110 km) from the state capital of Richmond; and 35 nautical miles from the Chesapeake Bay.
John Washington (1631–1677) was an English planter, soldier, and politician in colonial Virginia in North America. He was a lieutenant colonel in the local militia. Born in Hertfordshire, England, he settled in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He is the patriarch of the Washington family, being the colonist paternal English ancestor and great-grandfather of George Washington, general of the Continental Army and first president of the United States of America.
Pope's Creek is a 5.3-mile-long (8.5 km) tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The George Washington Birthplace National Monument lies along the north side of Popes Creek. Popes Creek landing is located at 38°11′29″N76°54′16″W.
State Route 205 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 18.47 miles (29.72 km) from SR 3 at Purkins Corner east to SR 3 at Oak Grove. SR 205 connects several small communities in eastern King George County and northwestern Westmoreland County. The state highway also passes through the Potomac River resort of Colonial Beach, where the highway has a spur, State Route 205Y.
Popes Creek is a small tidal tributary stream of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The George Washington Birthplace National Monument lies adjacent to Popes Creek estuary.
Coles Point is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Coles Point is part of the Northern Neck of Virginia and lies on a peninsula which juts out into the Potomac River on its East side and as part of Westmoreland County waterfront, it follows the Potomac River northward. It is on the Virginia side of the Potomac, and faces St. Mary's County, Maryland.
Latanes is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.
Laurel Grove is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.
Lerty is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.
Machodoc is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
Maple Grove is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.
Meter is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States.
Pomona is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the Northern Neck of Virginia. The area was likely named Pomona after the largest of the Orkney Islands by John Shropshire, a Scottish immigrant, who purchased the land in 1736. Another Scot, the Reverend Archibald Campbell purchased the property in 1761, and a large Federal style house, also named Pomona, stands there today.
Lawrence Washington, a colonial-era American who is principally remembered as a member of the Washington family and the paternal grandfather of George Washington. He was the owner of a substantial Virginia plantation that he inherited from his father, John Washington, as the firstborn son under the law of primogeniture.
Mattox Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in the Washington District of Westmoreland County, Virginia, near the colonial stagecoach stop of Oak Grove. The creek is 13.9 miles (22.4 km) long, and the lower 3 miles (5 km) of the creek is navigable. It lies between, and only minutes from, the birthplaces of George Washington and James Monroe.
Thomastown is an unincorporated community in Bath County, Virginia, in the United States.
The Garden Club of America Entrance Markers in Washington, D.C. is a Multiple Property Submission, or MPS, on the National Register of Historic Places. The seven structures that make up the MPS are ceremonial markers at important entrance points to the District of Columbia from the state of Maryland. Sets of two markers are located in Westmoreland Circle, Friendship Heights and Chevy Chase Circle. A single marker is located along Georgia Avenue.
Leander is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
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- ↑ "Mattox Bridge (Westmoreland County, Virginia)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved May 12, 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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Coordinates: 38°12′12″N77°00′29″W / 38.20333°N 77.00806°W
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