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Williams Ordinary is blessed with two interpretive markers, and this link will help you find them.
By Kevin W., November 1, 2007
Closeup of center picture on "Colonial Dumfries - Williams Ordinary" Marker
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| | Williams Ordinary is believed to have been built in the 1760s, although the exact construction date is unknown. The building’s symmetrical façade features header bond, a brick pattern rarely found in Virginia. This building was one of the most . . . — — Map (db m3297) HM |
| | Dumfries, an important Potomac River port chartered in 1749, became strategically significant in the autumn of 1861 when Confederate forces built batteries along the Potomac River nearby to blockade Washington, D.C. Gen. William H.C. Whiting, . . . — — Map (db m3207) HM |
May. 10, 2024