Lorton in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Vision, Initiative, and Dedication

Mason Neck State Park and Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 28, 2015

1. Vision, Initiative, and Dedication Marker

Inscription. This magnificent area, a nesting place of the American Bald Eagle and home to a variety of other birds and wildlife, was threatened in 1965 with intense development. To preserve this unspoiled, historic and scenic area along the Potomac, citizens formed the Conservation Committee for Mason Neck (1965-1970). The Committee spearheaded a vigorous and successful campaign with the help of federal, state, and county authorities. Its successful efforts demonstrate the importance of dedicated citizen action in achieving environmental goals setting a model for other such undertakings by ordinary citizens around the nation.

In recognition of this hard work we thank the Committee member: Chairman William R. Durland, Vice Chairs Elizabeth Hartwell and E. Charles Majer, Secretary and Treasurer Joyce Wilkenson, Clive L. DuVall II, David B. Cobey, Melvin Siegel, Norman M. Cole, Albert C. Scartz, James H. Dillard II, and Mrs. George Robinson.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.

Location. 38° 38.662′ N, 77° 11.914′ W. Marker is

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in Lorton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It can be reached from Mason Neck State Park Road half a mile west of High Point Road. The marker is near the Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7301 High Point Road, Lorton VA 22079, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Spirit of America" (a few steps from this marker); At Home in an Ecotone (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Birds Then and Now (about 600 feet away); Delaying Tactics

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 28, 2015

2. Vision, Initiative, and Dedication Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); War in the Chesapeake (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Nation's River (approx. 1.8 miles away); Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (approx. 1.8 miles away); East Coast Radio Transmitting Station (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lorton.

Also see . . . Mason Neck State Park. Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation (Submitted on March 15, 2015.)

National Day of Service September 10, 2011 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 28, 2015

3. National Day of Service September 10, 2011

This tree was planted in remembrance of the 10th Anniversary of September 11,2001

The Remembrance Tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 28, 2015

4. The Remembrance Tree

Sign at the entrance to the Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 28, 2015

5. Sign at the entrance to the Park

Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge-kiosk panel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 28, 2015

6. Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge-kiosk panel

Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge-kiosk shelter image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 28, 2015

7. Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge-kiosk shelter

Woodmarsh Trail Map image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 28, 2015

8. Woodmarsh Trail Map

Attention Dog Walkers!! image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 28, 2015

9. Attention Dog Walkers!!

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 529 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on March 6, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.