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A Road to Rippon Lodge
Rippon Lodge Historic Site on Blackburn road has a long association with The King's Highway. A segment of the road cut directly through the property when the Blackburn family lived there during the 18th century. The famil…
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The King's Highway was the first north-south route through Virginia. The road began in Boston and ended in Williamsburg. It may have followed one or more trails that American Indians used before European colonization.
The route was first clear…
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Occoquan Creek flows in front of you. Occoquan is an American Indian word meaning at the end of the water. The Dogue Indians may have named this creek. They lived in the area for centuries before European exploration and were part of the Alqonquin…
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Benjamin Latrobe
Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820) moved to Virginia from England in 1796. He is best known for his work on the United States Capitol. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson summoned him to Washington to complete the building, a p…
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Latrobe's Visit
Architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764 - 1820) was Thomas Blackburn's friend. Latrobe visited Rippon Lodge in July, 1796. He described his stay in his journals and drew the property.
On July 11, Latrobe stood on the porch of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM30N_a-pacific-paradise-on-the-potomac_Woodbridge-VA.html
"A Pacific Paradise on the Potomac," suggests the type of atmosphere that existed at Freestone Point in July, 1957. The S.S. Freestone, a gambling ship, was the main attraction of an exciting new recreational resort. Even though it was illegal to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM30M_at-the-point-of-rock_Woodbridge-VA.html
"At the point of rock," the translation of the American Indian word Neabsco, describes clearly the high bluff of land in front of you known as Freestone Point. The location of Freestone Point is indicated on maps from the 18th Century and was an i…
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The Freestone Point Hunt Club was established in 1926 by a group of businessmen from New York. The large waterfowl populations found along the Potomac, and the proximity of the railroad made Freestone Point both attractive and accessible to hunter…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM30H_the-lee-family-cemetery_Woodbridge-VA.html
This is the burial site of Henry Lee (d. 1787) and his wife Lucy Grymes (d. 1792). They were married in 1753, and their home, Leesylvania, stood on the ridge to the east. Henry Lee was County Lieutenant and Presiding Justice of Prince William Coun…
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Henry Lee III"Light Horse Harry"1756 - 1818
1776 - 1781Cavalry Commander1779Awarded Congressional Medal1786 - 1788Member, Continental Congress1791 - 1794Governor of Virginia1799 - 1801Member, U.S. CongressFather of General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A
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