Minnieville in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Howison Homestead

Photographed by Samuel Paik, September 25, 2017

1. Howison Homestead Marker

Inscription. Stephen Howison (1736–1815) whose family was from Cramond, Scotland, and Mary Brooke (1739–1808) whose family was from England, were married in 1757. They came to Prince William County from Maryland between 1763 and 1769 and homesteaded this land. Here they farmed and raised 12 children. Stephen Howison served as a Lieutenant in the Prince William Militia during the American Revolution. This property, known as “The Old Homestead,” eventually included 500 acres and stayed in the Howison family until the 1930s. Prince William County aquired this 27 acre site for a soccer comlex in 1986. The Howison family cemetery is preserved as a reminder of these early settlers.

Erected 2015 by Prince William County Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1757.

Location. 38° 37.987′ N, 77° 22.925′ W. Marker is in Minnieville, Virginia, in Prince William County. It is on Harvest Moon Lane 0.1 miles north of Minnieville Road, on the left

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when traveling east. Marker is on the west side of the Howison family cemetery in the Howison Homestead Park Soccer Complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14716 Minnieville Road, Woodbridge VA 22193, 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,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Howison Homestead (a few steps from this marker); “Let There Be Lights” (within shouting distance of this marker); Maddox Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bel Air Plantation

Photographed by Samuel Paik, September 25, 2017

2. Howison Homestead Marker

Howison family cemetery is fenced area on left.

(approx. one mile away); Minnieville (approx. 1.6 miles away); Carey M. Perkinson (approx. 1.9 miles away); Greenwood Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Montclair Veterans Flagpole (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minnieville.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2017, by Samuel Paik of Gainesville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,551 times since then and 64 times this year. Last updated on October 3, 2023, by N. Jozsa of Woodbridge, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2017, by Samuel Paik of Gainesville, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.