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

Effingham

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 30, 2019

1. Effingham Marker

Inscription. Effingham, just south of here, was built ca. 1777 and was the home of William Alexander. In 1774 Alexander was elected to the Prince William County Committee of Safety, charged with enforcing an embargo on trade with Great Britain. During the Revolutionary War he served as a lieutenant colonel in the county militia. Alexander was a great-grandson of John Alexander, for whom the city of Alexandria, Virginia, was named. An enslaved workforce of African Americans lived at Effingham. Remaining on the property are a blacksmith shop, smokehouse, slave quarters, traces of a terraced garden, and a family cemetery, where William Alexander is buried.

Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number G-31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1767.

Location. 38° 38.66′ N, 77° 31.235′ W. Marker is near Aden, Virginia, in Prince William County. It is at the intersection of Aden Road (Virginia Route 646) and Trodders Ridge Place on Aden Road. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14017 Aden Rd, Nokesville VA 20181, 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 Effingham (approx. 0.4 miles away); Asbury Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Green Level Plantation (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cedar Run Court House Site (approx. 1.2 miles away); Second Prince William County Courthouse (approx. 1½ miles away); Colonial Road (approx. 1.9 miles away); Home of the "Boy Major" (approx. 2 miles away); White Hall (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aden.

Regarding Effingham. There is a typo on the marker -- the property is believed to have been built ca. 1767.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 30, 2019

2. Effingham Marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 30, 2019

3. Effingham

Additional plaques, on the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 30, 2019

4. Additional plaques, on the building

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 789 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on December 6, 2023, by N. Jozsa of Woodbridge, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.