Fredericksburg was possibly settled by whites as early as 1622 and certainly by 1681 when Major Lawrence Smith's fort was built, but it was not incorporated by law until 1727. Showing their attachment to England's royal family, the residents named their town after Frederick, Prince of Wales, son of George II, and also named "nearly every street in the original survey of the town after some member of the royal family..." This informative history covers a variety of topics including: home industries; modes of punishment; fires, including one that burned nearly half of the town; mail carrying;...
Fredericksburg was possibly settled by whites as early as 1622 and certainly by 1681 when Major Lawrence Smith's fort was built, but it was not incorp...
