Dale City in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Dumfries Rest Area
Photographed By Kevin W., April 21, 2008
1. Dumfries Rest Area Marker
by
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson
Erected 1965 by Virginia Travel Council.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1993.
Location. 38° 37.16′ N, 77° 17.915′ W. Marker is in Dale City, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker is on Southbound Rest Area (Interstate 95 at milepost 156), on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dumfries VA 22026, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Neabsco Mills Ironworks (a few steps from this marker); Like to Eat? (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Freedom High School Sundial Memorial (approx. half a mile away); The Courageous Four (approx. 0.6 miles away); Potomac Path (approx. 0.8 miles away); Neabsco Iron Works (approx. 0.9 miles away); New School Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Benita Fitzgerald Drive (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dale City.
Also see . . . Lady Bird Johnson's I-95 Landscape-Landmark Tour - Highway History. Federal Highway Administration historical information about Lady Bird Johnson's campaign to beautify
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Photographed By Kevin W., April 21, 2008
2. Dumfries Rest Area Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2011
3. Dumfries Rest Area Marker
Photographed By Federal Highway Administration, June 1965
4. Dumfries Rest Area Marker
Lady Bird Johnson and Governor Albertis Harrison unveil the dedication plaque for the Dumfries Rest Area on I-95.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,376 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on October 3, 2023, by N. Jozsa of Woodbridge, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on August 6, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on March 20, 2021, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
