Yorktown in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Little Falls Road

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, June 17, 2012

1. Little Falls Road Marker

Inscription. Little Falls Road was originally a trail from the Indian villages at the head of Four Mile Run to the Potomac River fisheries just below the Little Falls. Later it was developed as a wagon road from the settlement at the Falls Church to Thomas Lee’s landing and warehouse at the mouth of Pimmit Run.

Erected by Arlington County, Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 38° 54.41′ N, 77° 8.32′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Yorktown. It is at the intersection of Little Falls Road and North George Mason Drive on Little Falls Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arlington VA 22207, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

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,

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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Saegmuller House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Nicholas Saegmuller (about 800 feet away); Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Northwest 2 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Birchwood (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wunder's Crossroads (approx. one mile away); RADM Paul A. Holmberg (approx. 1.1 miles away); Minor's Hill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mt. Salvation Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

looking south across Little Falls Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, June 17, 2012

2. looking south across Little Falls Road

The marker is barely visible in the trees in the park

Looking east on Little Falls Road from marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, June 17, 2012

3. Looking east on Little Falls Road from marker

Rock Springs Congregational Church is visible in the distance

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,389 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 18, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.