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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2YI_the-lee-and-fairfax-family-cemetery_Woodbridge-VA.html
The Lee and Fairfax Family Cemetery is located on this ridge top overlooking the Occoquan Bay. The Lees established the cemetery with the death of Henry Lee II on August 15, 1787. His wife Lucy Lee, the only other member of the Lee family to be bu…
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The railway line that lies between Neabsco and Powells Creek was completed in 1872 by the Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railroad. This was no easy taks considering the steep terrain, which required numerous deep cuts and fills to maintain a gentle…
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Efforts began in 1864, but it wasn't until July 2, 1872, with the aid of the Pennsylvania Railroad, that this section of rail line opened for service. The crossing at Powell's Creek was 1,100 feet in length and constructed of heavy timber supplied…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2OZ_freedom-high-school-sundial-memorial_Woodbridge-VA.html
In memory of the citizens of Prince William County and other Americans who lost their lives on September 11, 2001
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On August 22, 1861, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee issued orders to blockade the Potomac River by building a series of artillery positions that would command the sailing channel. One of these positions was on the grounds of his ancestral home, Lee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZH_the-old-potomac-path_Woodbridge-VA.html
The Old Potomac PathOriginally an Indian Trail and traversed by early settlers, it later became the first coach and post road between Northern and Southern Colonies, and was calledThe King's HighwayGeneral Washington often stopped here to visit Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVL_the-first-courthouse-of-prince-william-county_Woodbridge-VA.html
One hundred and fifty yards east of this spot stood the first courthouse of Prince William County organized in 1731. This monument erected by the Bicentennial Committee of Prince William County, September 25, 1931, was presented to the people of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVK_occoquan_Woodbridge-VA.html
Captain John Smith explored this region in 1608. The town of Occoquan began with the opening of a tobacco warehouse on the shore of the Occoquan River in 1734. Occoquan grew as the focus of the commercial and manufacturing activities of John Balle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVJ_early-land-patents_Woodbridge-VA.html
In 1653, Thomas Burbage obtained 3,000 acres between the Occoquan and Neabsco Creek. Burbage's Neck later passed to Martin Scarlet (d.1695), pioneer settler and sometime Burgess. George Mason II gained 534 acres of Occoquan River frontage includin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVI_fairfax-county-prince-william-county_Woodbridge-VA.html
Fairfax CountyArea 417 Square MilesFormed in 1742 from Prince William and Loudoun, and named for Lord Fairfax, proprietor of the Northern Neck. Mount Vernon, George Washington's home, is in this county. Prince William CountyArea 345 Square Mil…
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