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

White Oak Museum

Stafford, Virginia

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White Oak Museum Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 17, 2021

1. White Oak Museum Marker

Inscription.
This modern road follows the route over which a mule-drawn wagon delivered the body of John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln's assassin, from Caroline County to Belle Plains for transport to the Navy Yard for an autopsy.

Below this location, Russell "Rabbit" Sullivan was born and raised on modern-day Lorenzo Drive. Playing for the well-known, semi-pro White Oak Ball Team, Russell turned pro in 1951 with the Major League Detroit Tigers.

Erected 2014 by Stafford County, Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Sports • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.

Location. 38° 18.075′ N, 77° 22.523′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is on White Oak Road (County Road 603) 0.1 miles north of White Oak Road (State Route 218), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 985 White Oak Rd, Fredericksburg VA 22405, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the

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Piedmont.

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 markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: White Oak Church (within shouting distance of this marker); 6th Corps Encampment (within shouting distance of this marker); Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Gen. Hooker's Headquarters (approx. 2.4 miles away); Union Army Ninth Corps (approx. 2.9 miles away); Lincoln Review (approx. 3.1 miles away); Little Falls (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 17, 2021

2. White Oak Museum Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.