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

Matildaville

Photographed by Connor Olson, March 21, 2022

1. Matildaville Marker

Inscription. These rocks mark the site of of a building of the now-vanished town of Matildaville. Founded in 1790, the town was planned as an industrial community which would profit from its location on the canal. It once boasted a forge, gristmill, store, storage buildings, some homes and an inn, but it could not survive the closing of the canal in 1830.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 38° 59.525′ N, 77° 15.149′ W. Marker is near McLean, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It can be reached from Old Dominion Drive (County Route 738) one mile north of Georgetown Pike (Route 193). Located on the Matildaville Trail, Great Falls Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9200 Old Dominion Drive, Mc Lean VA 22102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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: The Company House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Patowmack Canal (about 700 feet away); Floods at Great Falls (approx. 0.2 miles away); Great Falls Canal and Locks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mather Gorge (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Patowmack Canal

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); People and the Potomac (approx. ¼ mile away); River of Change (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McLean.

Also see . . . Great Falls Park. National Park Service (Submitted on March 23, 2022.)

Matildaville Marker and Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, March 21, 2022

2. Matildaville Marker and Ruins

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2022, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 417 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2022, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.