Port Royal, Virginia

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Port Royal, Virginia is a small historic town on the Rappahannock River known for its colonial-era roots and Civil War connections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf incorporated town
town
areaCode 804
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Virginia
surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
county Caroline County, Virginia
developmentPattern small rural town
foundedInCentury 17th century
governingBody Port Royal Town Council
governmentType mayor–council government
hasArchitectureStyle Federal architecture
Georgian architecture
hasCategory Populated places in Caroline County, Virginia
Populated places on the Rappahannock River
Towns in Virginia
hasEconomicActivity heritage tourism
small-scale local commerce
hasFeature historic waterfront on the Rappahannock River
hasHistoricBuilding Port Royal School
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (Port Royal, Virginia)
hasHistoricDistrict Port Royal Historic District
hasHistoricSignificance American Civil War
colonial era
hasHistoricUse river port
tobacco shipping point
hasNotableEvent Civil War troop movements
John Wilkes Booth pursuit route
heritageDesignation historic town
isCountySeatOf none
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Caroline County, Virginia
locatedInRegion Northern Virginia Piedmont
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Fredericksburg
surface form: Fredericksburg, Virginia
locatedOnRiver Rappahannock River
namedAfter Port Royal
surface form: Port Royal, Jamaica
NRHPType historic district
partOf Southern United States
surface form: U.S. South

United States South Atlantic states
partOfMetropolitanArea none
populationCharacteristic small population
postalCode 22535
state Virginia
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
transportationRouteNearby U.S. Route 17 NERFINISHED
Virginia State Route 301

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Port Conway, Colony of Virginia locatedOpposite Port Royal, Virginia
this entity surface form: Port Royal, Colony of Virginia
John B. Magruder birthPlace Port Royal, Virginia
this entity surface form: Port Royal, Virginia, United States
Caroline County, Virginia containsSettlement Port Royal, Virginia
Richard H. Garrett propertyLocatedNear Port Royal, Virginia
Port Conway, Virginia oppositeShoreFrom Port Royal, Virginia
Port Conway, Virginia hasNearbyTownAcrossRiver Port Royal, Virginia
Edward P. Doherty placeOfActivity Port Royal, Virginia
Edward P. Doherty associatedWith Port Royal, Virginia