Caroline County/King William County
Historical highway marker Z-246 · Caroline County
Caroline County Formed in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William. Named for Queen Caroline, wife of King George II. George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest, passed his youth in this county. King William County Formed in 1701 from King and Queen, and named for King William III. Here lived Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Virginia Conservation Commission, 1940