Indian Attack

Indian Attack (HMO1)

Location: Lorton, VA 22079 Fairfax County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 41.254', W 77° 12.528'

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Inscription

To the east, on Dogue Neck, "Certain Unknown Indians" attacked the house of Thomas Barton about 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, 16 June 1700, killing eight persons with "arrowes & Wooden Tommahawkes." The neighboring Piscataway Indians denied making the attack and blamed the Wittowees. The Indians involved probably were angered by colonial encroachment on their land and may have been encouraged by the French. Lt. Col. George Mason wrote Gov. Francis Nicholson that "this murder was the Horrablest that ever was" in present-day Fairfax Co., then part of Stafford Co. Mason increased the number of militia patrols, but the Indians escaped.

Details

HM Number	HMO1
Tags	Colonial Era, Native Americans, Settlements and Settlers
Marker Number	E 80
Year Placed	1999
Placed By	Department of Historic Resources
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 3:00am PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	18S E 307887 N 4284421
Decimal Degrees	38.68756667, -77.20880000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 38° 41.254', W 77° 12.528'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	38° 41' 15.24" N, 77° 12' 31.68" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	703
Closest Postal Address	At or near 9917-9999 VA-600, Lorton VA 22079, US
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