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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVF_old-bethel-church_Woodbridge-VA.html
In 1850, the people of this area decided to build a church where the Word of God could be preached and expounded. Burr and Emsey Glascock donated the land and were the main leaders. Private donations by the people of the community were a large fac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVE_washingtons-first-journey-to-the-frontier_Woodbridge-VA.html
On March 11, 1748, George Washington and George William Fairfax crossed the Occoquan above the falls near here - Washington to enter the service of Lord Fairfax, and Lord Fairfax to meet his constituents in Frederick County. They traveled by horse…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTC_old-telegraph-road_Woodbridge-VA.html
Just to the east is the original route of an ancient trail used to lay the first telegraph wire from Washington to New Orleans in 1847. During the Civil War it became a strategic military objective. It was first used by Confederate forces supporti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRH_potomac-path_Woodbridge-VA.html
To the east is the only preserved segment of the Potomac Path, the earliest north-south route in northern Virginia. Following an ancient Indian trail, the road, later known as the King's Highway, assumed great importance for overland travel betwee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR9_leesylvania-state-park_Woodbridge-VA.html
This 508-acre park was donated to the Commonwealth in 1978 by Daniel K. Ludwig and was opened on June 17, 1989. The park, whose name means "Lee's Woods," is the ancestral home of the famous Lee family of Virginia. The land, which was patented in 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR8_neabsco-iron-works_Woodbridge-VA.html
Situated along the nearby Neabsco Creek, the Neabsco Iron Works began operation by 1737. Directed by John Tayloe of Richmond County and succeeding family members, the ironworks evolved into a multifaceted antebellum industrial plantation, which in…