Numerous schools were built to accommodate the influx of residents who sought the better quality of life in the County and in the area as a whole. Germanna Community College recently opened a new campus in the Lee's Hill Area. Lake Anna, a 13,000 acre lake, is a recreational delight. The County also hosts one of the area's largest shopping malls. Orange County is just an hour and a half drive from Washington D.C. and was created in 1734.
Orange county is rich in heritage and once extended to the Mississippi River and the Great lakes.
Antoinette Arsic, in an article published in the Piedmont Area Real Estate magazine, describes Route 20 as one of Virginia's most scenic byways noting how the road winds through farmlands and massive estates into Virginia's horse and wine country. In the 1930's gold was mined in the county. Lake of the Woods is a large recreation oriented community located in the Eastern part of the County. Its amenities include lakes for boating and fishing, a golf course, swimming pools, restaurant and club house, and horse stables. King George County is bound by the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers.