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

A Road from Yesteryear

Photographed by Kevin W., August 25, 2022

1. A Road from Yesteryear Marker

Inscription. The opening in the woods between this white oak and the red oak to its right indicates the existence of a bygone thoroughfare that predates the present Hartwood Presbyterian Church to the east. This road would have crossed the churchyard, run close to the front steps of the church, continued east around the existing woods and connect with what is now Hartwood Road.

This restored roadbed before you appears as part of the original Marsh/Warrenton Road on the 1864 Stafford County Map. Confederate Engineer Bureau Maj. Gen. J. F. Gilmer, (provided by the U.S. Military Academy Archives)

Eagle Scout Project
Jennings J. Tlapa, Troop 1717
January 2019

Erected 2019 by Jennings J. Tlapa Eagle Scout Project.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical month for this entry is January 2019.

Location. 38° 24.11′ N, 77° 34.053′ W. Marker is in Hartwood, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is on Hartwood Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hartwood VA 22471, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Hartwood Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Repeated Surprises

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Little Red Barn (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gold Mining in Stafford County (approx. ¼ mile away); Mt. Olive Baptist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2363 (approx. 3.9 miles away); Fredericksburg Campaign (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Mud March (approx. 3.9 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Hartwood Presbyterian Church (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Cavalry Affairs (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Kevin W., August 25, 2022

2. A Road from Yesteryear Marker

Photographed by Kevin W., August 25, 2022

3. A Road from Yesteryear Marker

Photographed by Kevin W., August 25, 2022

4. A Road from Yesteryear Marker

Photographed by Kevin W., August 25, 2022

5. A Road from Yesteryear Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2022, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 346 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 23, 2022, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.