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from WikipediaRead it all ↗From 1871 until 1893, the town was called "Carter's Creek Wharf" or simply "Carter's Creek", since steamboats docked at the relatively deep water confluence of a tributary that had much earlier been called "Cossotomen Creek" and later "Carter's Creek" after early settler John Carter, Sr., the father of the powerful colonial era politician King Carter, who was the Virginia agent for the Northern Neck Proprietary. The town formally adopted the name "Irvington" to honor Baltimore native Captain Levin Irvington following a 1891 referendum, since mail had been often confused between this town and that of Center Cross in relatively nearby Essex County.
The original Chesapeake Academy, 1889–1907, was located in Irvington.
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CommonsThe Tides Inn docks - Rappahannock River, Virginia2013
CommonsCarter's Creek off the Rappahannock River, Irvington, Virgi…2013
CommonsCarter's Creek from the Tides Inn, on the Rappahannock River2013
CommonsCarter's Creek from the Tides Inn, on the Rappahannock Rive…2013
CommonsCarter's Creek from the Tides Inn, on the Rappahannock Rive…2013
CommonsCarter's Creek from the Tides Inn, on the Rappahannock Rive…2013
CommonsCarter's Creek from the Tides Inn, on the Rappahannock Rive…2013
CommonsCarter's Creek from the Tides Inn, on the Rappahannock Rive…2013
CommonsCarter's Creek from the Tides Inn, on the Rappahannock Rive…2013
CommonsCarter's Creek from the Tides Inn, on the Rappahannock Rive…2013
CommonsCarter's Creek from the Tides Inn - Rappahannock River, Vir…2013
CommonsCarter's Creek from the Tides Inn - Rappahannock River, Vir…2013
CommonsCarter's Creek, Rappahannock River2011
CommonsCarter's Creek and Weems off the Rappahannock River, Virgin…2011
CommonsCarter's Creek and Weems off the Rappahannock River, Virgin…2011
CommonsTides Inn, Carter's Creek2006
CommonsTides Inn, Carter's Creek, Irvington, Virginia - panoramio …20063 historic places in Irvington
Irvington has 3 listings on the National Register, and they protect 150 historic buildings, because Irvington alone counts 149. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
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