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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS16_mary-kittamaquund_Stafford-VA.html
Mary was the only child of Kittamaquund, paramount chief of the Piscataway tribes when Lord Baltimore's settlers arrived in Maryland in 1634. In 1641, seven-year-old Mary became the ward of Maryland governor Leonard Calvert and his sister-in-law M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQUI_gateway-to-freedom_Stafford-VA.html
"I bounded across the Gang plank and concealed Myself for a while until the Steamer got off from the Wharf. I then came out and arrived Safe at 6th Street Wharf in Washington D.C. on the Night of September 1st, 1862 in a hard rain."—John Was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQUH_early-escape-route_Stafford-VA.html
"For a few moments, silence prevailed. My master [Ellen] looked at me, and I at him, but neither of us dared to speak a word, for fear of making some blunder that would tend to our detection. we knew that the officers had the power to throw us in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQUG_steamships-stages-and-slave-trade_Stafford-VA.html
"In the forenoon the steamer reached Aquia Creek. There the passengers took stages — Burch and his five slaves occupying one exclusively. ...He told me to hold up my head and look smart. That I might, perhaps, get a good master if I behaved …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQPR_native-american-presence_Stafford-VA.html
Native American artifacts were recovered in various locations on Government Island. The largest concentration of artifacts was found overlooking Aquia Creek. a rare Clovis projectile point was found, indicating the Paleoindians were present in thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQM4_transporting-the-stone_Stafford-VA.html
A historic road is visible to the right. It was created by skids or "stone boats" that were loaded with stone and dragged by oxen to the wharf. The stone was very heavy. One cubic foot of stone weighed 120 pounds. In addition to moving the ston…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQLT_site-selection-architectural-features_Stafford-VA.html
Site SelectionIn 1791, President George Washington (who was raised in Stafford County 10 miles south of this site at Ferry Farm) appointed three Commissioners to oversee construction of the new federal capital city (later named Washington, D.C.). …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQL2_island-ownership_Stafford-VA.html
In 1647, Giles Brent established the first English settlement in this area along Aquia Creek. Nearly 50 years later, George Brent, Giles Brent's nephew, became the island's first documented owner. George purchased "?a small tongue or neck or Islan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQKU_quarrying-the-stone_Stafford-VA.html
Quarrying stone during the late 18th and early 19th centuries was very labor intensive. Stone quarried here was cut and shipped with the use of simple machines and animal power. Various workers were needed to extract the stone. A master-mason, usu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQFW_government-island_Stafford-VA.html
Welcome to Government Island. This 17-acre historic site is an early American quarry originally named Brent's Island or Wiggington's Island. As early as 1694, stone was quarried from this site for use as architectural trim in Colonial America. The…
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