Prince William County, Virginia

History

Prince William County was created by an act of the General Assembly of the colony of Virginia in 1731, largely from the western section of Stafford County as well as a section of King George County http://www.historicprincewilliam.org/creation.html. The area encompassed by the Act creating Prince William County originally included all of what later became Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, Fauquier County, Loudoun County, the City of Manassas, and the City of Manassas Park (and the various incorporated towns therein). The County was named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, the younger son of King George II.

Related Topics:
1731 - Stafford County - King George County - Arlington County - City of Alexandria - Fairfax County - City of Fairfax - Fauquier County - Loudoun County - City of Manassas - City of Manassas Park - Prince William, Duke of Cumberland

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