Stafford in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Frances R. Shelton Bridge

Mine Road Bridge

Photographed by Kevin W., July 30, 2017

1. Frances R. Shelton Bridge Marker

Inscription. Mine Road Bridge is dedicated to Frances R. Shelton, a member of the Shelton family, who have been residents of Stafford County for over 236 years. Frances R. Shelton was a dedicated and giving American Legion Auxiliary President from 1996 to 1997. We honor her work through the naming of the bridge.

Erected 2017 by Embrey Mill Subdivision.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1996.

Location. 38° 26.144′ N, 77° 25.902′ W. Marker is in Stafford, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is on Mine Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stafford VA 22554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the

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territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Robertson-Towson House (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Knight House (approx. ¾ mile away); The Robertson Quarry (approx. ¾ mile away); Truslow Family Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Historic Knight Family Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Accokeek Iron Furnace (approx. one mile away); Stafford County Armed Services Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); In Memory of September 11, 2001 (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stafford.

Frances R. Shelton Bridge and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., July 30, 2017

2. Frances R. Shelton Bridge and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2017, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 719 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2017, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.