Dumfries Rest Area Marker

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Dumfries in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Dumfries Rest Area

By Kevin W., April 21, 2008

1. Dumfries Rest Area Marker

Inscription. Dedicated May 11, 1965
by
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson

Erected 1965 by Virginia Travel Council.

Location. 38° 37.16′ N, 77° 17.915′ W. Marker is in Dumfries, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker is on Southbound Rest Area (Interstate 95 at milepost 156), on the right. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dumfries VA 22026, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Neabsco Mills Ironworks (a few steps from this marker); Freedom High School Sundial Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Events Along Neabsco Creek (approx. ¾ mile away); Potomac Path (approx. 0.8 miles away); Confederate Winter Camps (approx. 0.9 miles away); Neabsco Iron Works (approx. 0.9 miles away); “Leesylvania” (approx. one mile away); New School Baptist Church (approx. one mile away).

By Kevin W., April 21, 2008

2. Dumfries Rest Area Marker

By Mike Stroud, 2011

3. Dumfries Rest Area Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on April 27, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 780 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on August 6, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.