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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM184_brentsville-1822-tavern-site_Bristow-VA.html
If you had stood in this spot between 1822 and about 1900, you would have seen a large structure to your right, bustling with activity. This is the site of the Brentsville Tavern, also know as the Brentsville Hotel. You would have also seen the Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM183_brentsville-outbuildings_Bristow-VA.html
Tavern Activities
The Brentsville Tavern depended on many people working in numerous buildings. Outbuildings likely included a dairy, a smokehouse, a laundry, and housing. The November 22, 1828 Alexandria Gazette described the lot as "?well imp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM182_brentsville-tavern-cellar_Bristow-VA.html
Here, you can see the edges of a large depression. It is located inside ropes that mark the Tavern's foundation. This feature was one of two cellars underneath the ca. 1822 Tavern building. These cellars were beneath two rooms that flanked the cen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM180_brentsville-the-tavern_Bristow-VA.html
The Brentsville Tavern was a substantial building. It served a variety of people- from Magistrates to farmers. A notice in the November 22, 1828 Alexandria Gazette advertising the sale of THE BRENTSVILLE HOTEL described the Tavern:
?a comforta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17N_bel-air-plantation_Woodbridge-VA.html
This land was part of a 2960-acre tract granted to Henry Walker in 1677 which he called "Walker Town." Major Charles Ewell (c. 1713-1747) acquired 800 acres in 1739 and built "Bel Air" in 1740. The house is believed to be built on the foundations …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17M_brentsville-county-courthouse_Bristow-VA.html
This building was constructed by 1822 as Prince William County's fourth courthouse. The County seat was moved to Brentsville from Dumfries to centralize its location within the county. The Courthouse design is typical of 1800s Virginia courthouses…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17L_brentsville-county-jail_Bristow-VA.html
Built by 1822 with the Courthouse and Clerk's Office, the Prince William County Jail, or gaol, was larger than most jails built in Virginia at that time. Debtors, runaway slaves, thieves and murderers awaited trial here in timber-lined rooms. Init…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17K_iron-mike_Triangle-VA.html
(Northwest face)1775 Semper Fidelis 1918In memory of the Officers and Men of the6th Machine Gun BattalionUnited States Marineswho gave their lives for their Countryin the World War in 1918.
(West face)?????????????1775 Semper Fidelis 1918In mem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM176_brentsville_Bristow-VA.html
Brentsville was the Prince William County seat during the Civil War. In response to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, the Prince William Cavalry (Co. A, Virginia Cavalry) was formed here on the courthouse lawn in January 1860. The ladies…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM174_brentsville-tavern-square_Bristow-VA.html
Well Improved?
The Brentsville Tavern was among many buildings on the Tavern Square. Owner Thomas Hampton's 1828* notice read:SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY AT BRENTSVILLE, PRINCE WILLIAM C.H., VA. On Thursday the 18th day of December next?the subsc…