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.
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.)
Location. 38° 38.66′ N, 77° 31.235′ W. Marker is near Aden, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker 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.
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
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 395 times since then and 47 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.
