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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lorton, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Fairfax County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Fairfax County, VA (712) Alexandria Ind. City, VA (378) Arlington County, VA (461) Fairfax Ind. City, VA (48) Falls Church Ind. City, VA (137) Loudoun County, VA (345) Prince William County, VA (661) Washington, DC (2607) Charles County, MD (150) Montgomery County, MD (752) Prince George s County, MD (644)  FairfaxCounty(712) Fairfax County (712)  (378) Alexandria (378)  ArlingtonCounty(461) Arlington County (461)  (48) Fairfax (48)  (137) Falls Church (137)  LoudounCounty(345) Loudoun County (345)  PrinceWilliamCounty(661) Prince William County (661)   D.C.(2607) Washington (2607)  CharlesCountyMaryland(150) Charles County (150)  MontgomeryCounty(752) Montgomery County (752)  PrinceGeorge'sCounty(644) Prince George's County (644)
Fairfax is the county seat for Fairfax County
Lorton is in Fairfax County
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      Charles County, Maryland (150)  
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1 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 19 — "Forward Into Light," Toward Equality, 1920 - Present / The 19th Amendment
On Lorton Road, 1 mile south of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
2 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 1/2 — "Forward Out of Darkness" / Issuing a Call for Women's Rights
Near Lorton Road at Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
3 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — "Spirit of America"Mike Curtis, Sculptor - Sagle, Idaho
On Outlet, 0.5 miles west of High Point Road, on the right when traveling south.
4 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — “Resources within Themselves”
Near Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) south of Springfield Drive, on the left when traveling south.
5 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 9/10 — 1916 / Nonviolent Protests at the White House Gates
On Lorton Road, 1 mile south of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
6 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — A “Considerable Force”
Near Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) south of Springfield Road, on the left when traveling south.
7 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — A Corridor and a Barrier
On Lorton Road, 0.5 miles south of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the right when traveling south.
8 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — At Home in an Ecotone
Near High Point Road, 2.3 miles south of Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242/600).
9 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Birds Then and NowCaptain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near High Point Road, 2.8 miles south of Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242/600).
10 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 3/4 — Building a Political Movement / Testing Constitutional Amendments
On Lorton Road, 1 mile south of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
11 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Col. John Augustine Washington
Near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611), on the right when traveling north.
12 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — E-107 — Colchester
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Furnace Road (County Route 611), on the right when traveling north on Richmond Highway.
13 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Delaying TacticsStar-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near High Point Road, 2.8 miles south of Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242/600), on the right when traveling south.
14 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Deputy Sheriff George A. Malcolm
On Lorton Market Street (Virginia Route 600) south of Lorton Road (Virginia Route 642), on the left when traveling south.
15 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Development of a Progressive-Era Model Penal SystemWorkhouse Prison Museum at Lorton
On Workhouse Way, 0.2 miles north of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123).
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16 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge / Explore a Trail Network
On Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) 0.2 miles south of Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611), on the right when traveling south.
17 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Evolution of a Landscape – Plantation, Prison, ParkPreserved Spaces – Protecting and Influencing Communities
Near Lorton Road.
18 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — E-65 — Gunston Hall
On Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) at Old Colchester Road, on the left when traveling east on Gunston Road.
19 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Gunston Hall / Pohick Bay Regional Park and Golf Course
On Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) 0.2 miles south of Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611), on the right when traveling south.
20 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 17/18 — Hard-Fought Ratification Campaigns in the States / The Continued Struggle for Voting Rights
On Lorton Road, 1 mile south of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
21 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — In the Footsteps of HistorySpecial Places on the Mason Neck
On Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611) north of Greene Drive, on the right when traveling south.
22 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — E-80 — Indian Attack
On Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) at Old Colchester Road (County Route 611), on the left when traveling east on Gunston Road.
23 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Irma Clifton
Near Workhouse Way, 0.1 miles north of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the right when traveling north.
24 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Joseph W. Jordan
Near Dutchman Drive.
25 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Lewis Chapel
On Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611) at Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242), on the right when traveling south on Old Colchester Road.
26 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — E-71 — Lewis Chapel / Cranford Memorial Methodist Church
On Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) at Old Colchester Road (County Route 611), on the left when traveling east on Gunston Road.
27 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — E-97 — Lorton Nike Missile Site
On Furnace Road (County Route 611) 0.4 miles west of Lorton Road (County Route 642), on the left when traveling west.
28 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Lorton Station
On Lorton Station Boulevard at Percy Simms Drive, on the left when traveling north on Lorton Station Boulevard.
29 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Mount Air
On Fisher Woods Drive, on the left when traveling south.
30 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Mount Air Historic SiteMount Air: The Story of a Home
Near Fisher Woods Drive.
31 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 7/8 — New Life in State by State Campaigns / The 1913 Suffrage Parade Captured National Attention
On Lorton Road, 1 mile south of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
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32 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Newington
On Newington Road near Telegraph Road (County Route 611), on the left when traveling west.
33 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Noman Monroe Cole, Jr.1933 - 1997
On Armistead Road near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1), in the median.
34 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Occoquan Workhouse
Near Ox Road (Virginia Route 123) at Lorton Road (County Route 642), on the right when traveling north.
35 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — E-61 — Occoquan Workhouse
On Ox Road (Virginia Route 123) at Workhouse Way, on the right when traveling north on Ox Road.
36 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — E-62 — Old Telegraph Line
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Telegraph Road and Old Colchester Road (County Route 611), on the left when traveling south on Richmond Highway.
37 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Organizing Nature
38 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Out of RetirementGeorge Mason's Gunston Hall
Near Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) 0.8 miles east of Springfield Drive, on the left when traveling east.
39 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Peter Wagener, III
Near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611), on the right when traveling north.
40 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Pohick ChurchCivil War Balloon Outpost
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611), on the right when traveling north on Richmond Highway.
41 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — E-72 — Pohick Church
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Telegraph Road and Old Colchester Road (County Route 611), on the left when traveling south on Richmond Highway.
42 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Prisoners at the WorkhouseWorkhouse Prison Museum at Lorton
On Workhouse Way, 0.1 miles north of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the right when traveling north.
43 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Revolutionary Army Life on the RoadIn The War for American Independence
On Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611) north of Greene Drive, on the right when traveling south.
44 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans
Near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611), on the right when traveling north.
45 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Shiloh Baptist Church
On Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242), on the right when traveling south.
46 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Silent for SuffrageTurning Point Suffragist Memorial — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Lorton Road, 1 mile south of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
47 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Silverbrook United Methodist Church8616 Silverbrook Road
On Silverbrook Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.2 miles west of Monacan Road, on the right when traveling west.
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48 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 5/6 — Suffrage Campaigns State By State / New Leaders, New Approaches
On Lorton Road, 1 mile east of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
49 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Suffragist Commemorative Wall
On Lorton Road, 1 mile south of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
50 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Suffragist Commemorative Wall
On Lorton Road, 1 mile south of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
51 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — The Beehive Brick Kiln
On Occoquan Regional Park Road near Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the right when traveling west.
52 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — The Herris Stone
Near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) near Telegraph Road and Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611).
53 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 11/12 — The Suffrage Campaign in Wartime / Suffrage Pickets Chose Prison
On Lorton Road, 1 mile south of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
54 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — The Trail to Victory at YorktownOn The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
On Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611) north of Greene Drive, on the right when traveling south.
55 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — E-148 — The Washingtons at Pohick Church
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east.
56 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — The West Family of Alexandria
Near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611), on the right when traveling north.
57 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — This "temple"…George Mason's Gunston Hall
Near Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) 0.8 miles east of Springfield Drive, on the left when traveling east.
58 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — This is Pohick Bay!
On Pohick Bay Drive (County Road 721) 0.7 miles east of Gunston Road (State Route 242), on the right when traveling east.
59 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Turning Point Suffragist MemorialTurning Point Suffragist Memorial Association — [Donor plaques] —
On Ox Road, 1 mile south of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the right when traveling west.
60 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 15/16 — Victories in 1917 / Suffragists Demonstrated Until Congress Passed the 19th Amendment
On Lorton Road, 1 mile south of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
61 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Vision, Initiative, and DedicationMason Neck State Park and Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Near Mason Neck State Park Road, 0.5 miles west of High Point Road.
62 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Wagener
Near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) near Telegraph Road and Old Colchester Road (County Route 611).
63 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — War in the ChesapeakeStar-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — War of 1812 —
Near Mason Neck State Park Road, 1.5 miles west of High Point Road.
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64 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Welcome to Colchester on the OccoquanThe Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
On Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611) north of Greene Drive, on the right when traveling south.
65 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Welcome to Mason Neck!
On Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) 0.2 miles south of Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611), on the right when traveling south.
66 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — What Lies Beneath
Near Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) south of Springfield Drive, on the left when traveling south.
67 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — E-144 — William Brown, M.D.(ca. 1748-1792)
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east.
68 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Women Suffrage Prisoners at Occoquan WorkhouseOccoquan Regional Park
On Occoquan Regional Park Road near Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
69 Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 13/14 — Worsening Conditions / Violent Repression
On Lorton Road, 1 mile south of Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
 
 
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May. 24, 2024