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Morattico, Virginia

Coordinates: 37°47′21″N 76°37′45″W / 37.78917°N 76.62917°W / 37.78917; -76.62917
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Morattico
Post office in the historic district
Post office in the historic district
Morattico is located in Virginia
Morattico
Morattico
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Morattico is located in the United States
Morattico
Morattico
Morattico (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°47′21″N 76°37′45″W / 37.78917°N 76.62917°W / 37.78917; -76.62917
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLancaster
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Morattico is an unincorporated former post office town along the Rappahannock River in Lancaster County, Virginia, United States. It sits across Morattico Creek from Belle Isle State Park. "Morattico" is an anglicized version of "Moraughticund", the name of a Native American tribe whose primary village may have been on or near this site. In 1608, Captain John Smith mediated a feud between the Moraughticunds and their neighbors, the Rappahannock tribe.

By 1706 the site had been purchased by Joseph Ball I, who began building a house which became known as Morattico Plantation, or simply Morattico.

The Village of Morattico Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/21/11 through 11/25/11. National Park Service. 2011-12-02.