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

Mill Wheel

By Don Morfe, September 14, 2016

1. Mill Wheel Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This mill wheel was donated by Jesse Baldwin and Lewis Wilkins to Leesylvania State Park. It was originally found in Neabsco Creek west of the Interstate 95 bridge. It most likely came from the Taylor Family Foundry and Mill operations (1730-1830) located in Prince William County. Henry Lee II along with his wife Lucy Grymes Lee occupied Leesylvania Plantation from 1753-1792. They would have used the services of the Taylor Mill during that time to process their corn and wheat into ground flour and meal.

Location. 38° 35.381′ N, 77° 15.121′ W. Marker is in Woodbridge, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker can be reached from Daniel K Ludwig Drive 2.1 miles south of Neabsco Road. Touch for map. The marker is located near the Leesylvania State Park Visitor Center. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2201 Daniel K Ludwig Drive, Woodbridge VA 22191, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. “Pleasureland of the East” (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pollution Solution (about 700 feet away); Swimming in Bounty

By Don Morfe, September 14, 2016

2. Mill Wheel

(about 700 feet away); The Freestone Fisheries (approx. 0.2 miles away); Iron Pulley Wheel (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Light Horse Harry" Lee (approx. 0.2 miles away); Freestone Point Earthworks (approx. ¼ mile away); Annoying the Enemy (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodbridge.

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Leesylvania State Park Visitor Center image. Click for full size.

By Don Morfe, September 14, 2016

3. Leesylvania State Park Visitor Center

Donald Ellis Curtis Memorial image. Click for full size.

By Don Morfe, September 14, 2016

4. Donald Ellis Curtis Memorial

This memorial is near the Leesylvania State Park Visitor Center

Cannon near the Visitor Center image. Click for full size.

By Don Morfe, September 14, 2016

5. Cannon near the Visitor Center

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

By Don Morfe, September 14, 2016

6. Sign at the entrance to Leesylvania State Park

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Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 24, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 24, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.