Lorton in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Peter Wagener, III
Peter Wagener, III
1744 - 1798
Placed by
Fairfax County Chapter
DAR 1974
Original grave site in Colchester, Virginia marked by Fairfax County Chapter December 1955
Erected 1974 by Fairfax County Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1978.
Location. 38° 42.539′ N, 77° 11.613′ 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, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Col. John Augustine Washington (here, next to this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans (here, next to this marker); The West Family of Alexandria (here, next to this marker); The Herris Stone (a few steps from this marker);
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