Charles City County is a historic county located in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated southeast of Richmond and west of Jamestown. It is bounded on the south by the James River and on the east by the Chickahominy River. The area that would become Charles City County was first established as Charles Cittie by the Virginia Company in 1619. It was one of the first four boroughs of Virginia, and was named in honor of Prince Charles, who would later become King Charles I of England. After Virginia became a royal colony, the borough was changed to Charles City Shire in 1634, as one of the five original Shires of Virginia. It acquired ...
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