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

Old Black Top Road

— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 12, 2021

1. Old Black Top Road Marker

Inscription. This 1.6-mile unpaved hiking and biking route leads to the Taylor Farm area and several intersecting trails. In the early 1900s, Jennie (Davis) and Robert Taylor raised wheat, oats, corn, and other vegetables on their 110-acre farm for their family and to sell in their store. The federal government purchased the farm in 1942 and razed the buildings. Wisteria vines and blackberry bushes once cloaked the foundations of the farmhouse.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 38° 35.812′ N, 77° 23.352′ W. Marker is near Joplin, Virginia, in Prince William County. It is at the intersection of Old Black Top Road and Scenic Drive on Old Black Top Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manassas VA 20112, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mawavi Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mary Bird Branch Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away); Algonquian Trail (approx. 1.7 miles away); Maddox Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Pyrite Mine Road

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Barnes House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Pyrite Mine (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Lost Community of Kopp, Virginia (approx. 2.4 miles away).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 12, 2021

2. Old Black Top Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on December 11, 2023, by N. Jozsa of Woodbridge, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 12, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.