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

Richard Ratcliffe's Mount Vineyard Plantation

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 6/2022a

1. Richard Ratcliffe's Mount Vineyard Plantation Marker

Inscription. On this site stood the home of Richard Ratcliffe (1751-1825). The mansion was on his 600-acre "Mount Vineyard," part of a 1714 land grant of 1,930 acres to George Mason II. In 1798 Ratcliffe donated 4 acres to the east of Mount Vineyard for the Fairfax County Courthouse, built in 1800. Ratcliffe petitioned the Virginia Assembly to establish a town on adjacent property and on January 14, 1805 this town was chartered as "Providence," becoming the City of Fairfax in 1961.

Erected 2004 by City of Fairfax, Virginia; Historic Fairfax City.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is January 14, 1805.

Location. 38° 51.033′ N, 77° 19.039′ W. Marker is in Fairfax, Virginia. It is on Oak Street just north of Main Street (Virginia Route 236), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3985 Oak St, Fairfax VA 22030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

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It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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: Mount Vineyard (within shouting distance of this marker); Ratcliffe Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Arlington-Fairfax Electric Railway (approx. 0.3 miles away); Manassas Gap Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Dead (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Fairfax High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mosby (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairfax.

Other markers no longer nearby. Richard Ratcliffe’s Mount Vineyard Plantation (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Birthplace of the Confederate Battle Flag

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 6, 2022

2. Richard Ratcliffe's Mount Vineyard Plantation Marker

(was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 596 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.