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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UOO_mill-wheel-historical_Woodbridge-VA.html
This mill wheel was donated by Jesse Baldwin and Lewis Wilkins to Leesylvania State Park. It was originally found in Neabsco Creek west of the Interstate 95 bridge. It most likely came from the Taylor Family Foundry and Mill operations (1730-1830)…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UNN_lees-woods-historic-trail-historical_Woodbridge-VA.html
Trail Details
Leesylvania State Park lies on a small peninsula on the Potomac, rich with American history. This moderate hike loops through fascinating historical ground, including the Fairfax and Lee family homesteads. The easy-to-follow interpr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NNE_events-along-neabsco-creek_Woodbridge-VA.html
Nearby are the sites of a fort ordered built in 1679, and of the oldest tomb found in the county, that of Rose Peters—1690. Iron mining was begun here as early as 1784. Remains of a colonial furnace, foundry, and mill have been discovered. C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MPY_spence-and-william-grayson_Woodbridge-VA.html
Left marker:
Chaplain Spence Grayson
1734-1798
Grayson's Additional Continental Rgt
Right marker:
Colonel William Grayson
1736-1790
Grayson's Additional Continental Rgt
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MPX_revolutionary-soldiers-spence-and-william-grayson_Woodbridge-VA.html
Upper left marker:
Revolutionary Soldier
Spence Grayson
1734-1798
Upper right marker:
Revolutionary Soldier
William Grayson
1736-1790
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JK4_war-in-the-chesapeake_Woodbridge-VA.html
(Panel 1)
During the War of 1812 the young United States was embroiled in conflict with Great Britain. From 1812 to 1815 Americans fought to protect their rights and economic independence. They faced superior enemy forces on the homefront and the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FQJ_leesylvania_Woodbridge-VA.html
Located along the Potomac River between Nebasco and Powells creeks and extending inland to include lands west of U.S. Route 1, this vast tract was patented in 1658 by Gervais Dodson. Henry Lee II (1729-1787) inherited the acreage upon his father's…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CF3_a-fight-on-the-potomac_Woodbridge-VA.html
A Fight on the Potomac took place here on September 25, 1861. According to Confederate Sgt. Wilmot Walter Curry, his unit was ordered to construct a battery at Freestone Point in order to deflect attention from larger, more permanent batteries dow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1736_selecmans-snyders-ford_Woodbridge-VA.html
Near here on the Occoquan River was Selecman's Ford, a rocky, narrow river crossing used by both sides during the Civil War. The 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry with 100 men of the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry crossed this ford on December 19, 1862 to defen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQWI_washington-rochambeau-wagon-route_Woodbridge-VA.html
In September 1781, General George Washington directed the repair and clearing of roads leading to and from Wolf Run Shoals, the main ford of the Occoquan River, located seven miles upstream from the main ferry at Colchester. Prince William and Fai…