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

Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2021

1. Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans Marker

Inscription.
This marker honors the service of the Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans buried or memorialized on the grounds of historic Pohick Church

Revolutionary War Patriots Patriot Charles Alexander, Sr • Patriot Susanna Pearson Alexander • Surgeon William Brown • Patriot George Chapman • Patriot William Fitzhugh • Patriot Elizabeth Hunter • Private Nathaniel C Hunter • Patriot Lee Massey • Lieutenant Daniel McCarty • Colonel Peter Wagener (Wegener) • Colonel John A Washington • Colonel George West • Patriot Colonel John West IV • Patriot Sybil Harrison West

War of 1812 Veterans Private Richard B. Alexander • Private George Chapman, Jr • Private William H Fitzhugh • Adjutant Alexander Hunter • Major George W Hunter • Major John C Hunter • Private William Nevitt • Private John E Robertson • Private William T Swann

Erected 2017 by the Virginia Sons of the American Revolution and the Society of the War of 1812 in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures

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• War of 1812 • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 38° 42.538′ N, 77° 11.611′ W. Memorial is in Lorton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It can be reached from the intersection of Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) and Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9301 Richmond Hwy, Lorton VA 22079, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 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

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2021

2. Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans Marker

markers are within walking distance of this marker: Col. John Augustine Washington (here, next to this marker); Peter Wagener, III (here, next to this marker); The West Family of Alexandria (here, next to this marker); The Herris Stone (a few steps from this marker); Wagener (a few steps from this marker); Pohick Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Telegraph Line (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Pohick Church (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lorton.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 544 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.