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  2. Lancaster County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Lancaster County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 10,919. [1] Its county seat is Lancaster. [2] Located on the Northern Neck near the mouth of the Rappahannock River, Lancaster County is part of the Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace wine-growing ...

  3. Lancaster, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    51-43704. GNIS feature ID. 1498502 [2] Lancaster is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Virginia, United States. [2] It is the county seat, and is also known as Lancaster Courthouse or by an alternative spelling, Lancaster Court House. The community was first drawn as a CDP prior to the 2020 census .

  4. Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library - Wikipedia

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    The Lancaster VA Historical Society/ Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library is a museum and historical archive in the Northern Neck of The Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, United States. Its purpose is to preserve the history of Lancaster County, Virginia. It opened in 1958 and was named in honor of George Washington 's mother, Mary Ball, a Lancaster ...

  5. Lancaster Court House Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Designated VLR. January 18, 1983 [2] The Lancaster Court House Historic District is a national historic district consisting of 25 structures, including one monument, located in Lancaster, Virginia, Lancaster County, Virginia. Four of the buildings make up the Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library, founded in 1958, whose purpose is to preserve ...

  6. Christ Church (Lancaster County, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Christ Church is a historic Episcopal church in Lancaster County, Virginia, north of Irvington. Built in 1732-35, it is notable for its unique Georgian design, and is one of the best-preserved colonial churches in the southern United States. The church is the only colonial Virginia church that still has its original high-backed pews and one of ...

  7. St. Mary's, Whitechapel - Wikipedia

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    Designated VLR. September 9, 1969 [3] St Mary's Whitechapel is an Episcopal church in Lancaster, Virginia, founded in 1669, and located three miles south of Lively, in Lancaster County, in the Northern Neck. The parish of St Mary's Whitechapel is notable for being the church of Mary Ball Washington, mother of George Washington, during her youth.

  8. Irvington, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    1468521 [4] Website. town .irvington .va .us. Irvington is a town on the Rappahannock River in Lancaster County, Virginia, United States. The population was 432 at the 2010 census. Located on a peninsula known as the Northern Neck, it has been designated a historic district .

  9. Corrotoman River - Wikipedia

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    Corrotoman River. The Corrotoman River, located in Lancaster County, Virginia, is a tributary of the Rappahannock River. Along with its sister waterways, the Corrotoman River has important cultural and historical significance in the region due to the pre-colonization of indigenous communities, notably the Powhatan peoples.