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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Near Woodbridge in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic) |
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Bel Air Plantation
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June 16, 2005 | |
| | | 1. Bel Air Plantation Marker | | |
Inscription. 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 of an early frontier fort. Ewell was a vestryman and churchwarden of Dettingen Parish and formed a partnership in 1744 to establish an iron works on the Occoquan. His son Col. Jesse Ewell (1743–1805) was a justice and militia commander for Prince William County. Notable guests at “Bel Air” included George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Rev. Mason Locke Weems (1759–1825), George Washington’s first biographer and originator of the cherry tree story, married Frances Ewell in 1795 and is buried here. At the time of Jesse Ewell’s death, 18 slaves were employed on this farm. In 1848 the house was bought by Chapman Lee, a native of Connecticut who farmed “Bel Air” without using slaves.
Erected 2005 by Prince William County Historical Commission.
Location. 38° 38.357′ N, 77° 21.902′ W. Marker is near Woodbridge, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker is on General Washington Drive 0.5 miles north of Minnieville Road | | | | 
September 26, 2007 | |
| | | 2. Bel Air Plantation Marker | | One of Bel Air Plantation's gate pillars can be seen in the background. | | |
. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14513 General Washington Drive, Woodbridge VA 22193, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Minnieville (approx. 0.7 miles away); “Let There Be Lights” (approx. 1 miles away); Howison Homestead (approx. 1 miles away); Carey M. Perkinson (approx. 1.3 miles away); Montclair Veterans Flagpole (approx. 1.4 miles away); “Camp Fisher” Civil War Campsite (approx. 1.6 miles away); Alexander Henderson (approx. 2.4 miles away); Roll of Honor (approx. 2.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Woodbridge. |
| | | | | | 3. Bel Air Historical Photograph | | This picture of Bel Air is from early 1930s. Picture is from the Library of Congress HABS/HAER entry for Bel Air (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.va0875). | | |
| | | | | | | 4. Bel Air Historical Photograph | | This picture of Bel Air is from early 1930s. Picture is from the Library of Congress HABS/HAER entry for Bel Air (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.va0875). | | |
| | | | | | | 5. Bel Air Historical Photograph | | This picture of Bel Air is from early 1930s. Picture is from the Library of Congress HABS/HAER entry for Bel Air (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.va0875). | | |
| | | | | | | 6. Bel Air Historical Photograph | | This picture of Bel Air is from early 1930s. Picture is from the Library of Congress HABS/HAER entry for Bel Air (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.va0875). | | |
| | | | | | | 7. Bel Air Historical Photograph | | This picture of Bel Air is from early 1930s. Picture is from the Library of Congress HABS/HAER entry for Bel Air (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.va0875). | | |
| | | | | | | 8. Bel Air Historical Photograph | | This picture of Bel Air is from early 1930s. Picture is from the Library of Congress HABS/HAER entry for Bel Air (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.va0875). | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on September 25, 2007. This page has been viewed 1,633 times since then. Last updated on October 4, 2007. Photos: 1. Submitted on September 25, 2007. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Submitted on September 28, 2007. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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