Port Conway, Colony of Virginia

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Port Conway, Colony of Virginia was a small 18th-century riverside settlement in colonial Virginia best known as the birthplace of future U.S. President James Madison.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Belle Grove plantation 0
James Madison 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf President of the United States
historic settlement
plantation house
unincorporated community
birthPlace Port Conway, Colony of Virginia self-linksurface differs
country British America
governingEmpire Kingdom of Great Britain
hasAdjacentCountyAcrossRiver Caroline County, Virginia NERFINISHED
hasColonialArchitecture plantation houses
hasColonialEconomyBasedOn slave labor
tobacco
hasColonialStatus settlement in the Colony of Virginia
hasCoordinateRegion Southeastern Virginia
surface form: eastern Virginia
hasCurrentStatus unincorporated community in Virginia
hasDevelopmentPattern rural community
hasEconomicActivity plantation agriculture
river trade
hasHistoricalEra 18th century
colonial America
hasHistoricalSignificance birthplace of a U.S. President
hasHistoricCounty King George County, Virginia
surface form: King George County
hasJurisdictionDuringColonialPeriod House of Burgesses
surface form: House of Burgesses of Virginia
hasLandUse agricultural land
residential properties
hasNearbyBridge Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge NERFINISHED
hasNearbySettlementAcrossRiver Port Royal, Virginia
hasNearbyTransportationRoutePresentDay U.S. Route 301
hasNearbyWaterBody Rappahannock River
hasNotablePersonBornHere James Madison
hasNotableSite Belle Grove Plantation, Virginia
surface form: Belle Grove plantation
hasPrimaryLanguageDuringColonialPeriod English
hasPrimaryReligionDuringColonialPeriod Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
hasRegion Northern Neck
surface form: Northern Neck region of Virginia
hasSettlementType riverside settlement
hasTimeZonePresentDay Eastern Time Zone
hasTransportationRole river port
knownFor birthplace of James Madison
locatedIn Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Colony of Virginia

King George County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Port Conway, Virginia
surface form: Port Conway, Colony of Virginia
locatedInPresentDay King George County, Virginia NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOn Rappahannock River
locatedOpposite Port Royal, Virginia
surface form: Port Royal, Colony of Virginia
namedAfter Francis Conway
partOf Thirteen Colonies

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Port Conway, Colony of Virginia birthPlace Port Conway, Colony of Virginia self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: James Madison
James Madison placeOfBirth Port Conway, Colony of Virginia