Burke Station

Burke Station (HM4D)

Location: Burke, VA 22015 Fairfax County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 47.622', W 77° 16.29'

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Burke Station was raided in December, 1862, by Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart. It was from this site, originally Burke Station Depot, that he sent his famous telegram to Union Quartermaster General Meigs complaining of the poor quality of the Union mules he had just captured.
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HM NumberHM4D
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Marker NumberBW 3
Year Placed1986
Placed ByDepartment of Conservation and Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 12:11pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 302725 N 4296334
Decimal Degrees38.79370000, -77.27150000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 47.622', W 77° 16.29'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 47' 37.32" N, 77° 16' 17.40" W
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Area Code(s)703
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 9431-9499 Old Burke Lake Rd, Burke VA 22015, US
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