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

The Doeg People

Photographed by Kevin W., January 2, 2025

1. The Doeg People Marker

Inscription. During his 1609 exploration of the Potomac River. Captain John Smith encountered many groups of Native American peoples. Among them were the Doeg. also rendered in English as the Dogue. Taux. and Tauxenent, who occupied the area from the Northern Neck, present day King George County, to Fairfax County. In Prince William they lived along and named Chopawamsic, Quantico, Yosocomico (Powell's), Neabsco, and Marumsco Creeks. What Smith believed to be their largest village and capital. Tauxenent. was located on the Occoquan River in the vicinity of what is now known as Mason's Neck. The Doeg were decimated by European diseases and were forced from their homes, often violently, by European settlers and neighboring tribes. By 1670 most of the Doeg were gone from Prince William County. Those not killed took refuge across the Potomac in Maryland or assimilated into settler or other tribal societies.

Erected 2021 by Prince William County Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1609.

Location. 38° 36.954′ N, 77° 16.518′ W. Marker is in Leesylvania, Virginia, in Prince William County

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

. It is at the intersection of Blackburn Road and Admiral Black Drive, on the right when traveling north on Blackburn Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15125 Blackburn Rd, Woodbridge VA 22191, 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 walking distance of this marker: Rippon Lodge (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Historic Landscape (approx. 0.2 miles away); Centuries of History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Latrobe's View (approx. 0.2 miles away); Neabsco Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Rippon Lodge (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Burying Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stones, but No Bones (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesylvania.

Other markers no longer nearby. Historic Landscape (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Centuries of History (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Latrobe's View (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Kevin W., January 2, 2025

2. The Doeg People Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2025, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 97 times this year. Last updated on October 1, 2025, by N. Jozsa of Woodbridge, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 5, 2025, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.