On Fleetwood Drive (County Route 611), on the right when traveling south.
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, South was built 1893–1894 on land donated by Newton and Annie Allen Sayers of Massadale Farm. Methodist circuit riders stopped regularly at this farm to administer to
the spiritual needs of their followers in the . . . — — Map (db m237426) HM
On Aden Road (County Route 646) at Leeta Cornus Lane, on the left when traveling east on Aden Road.
The road bed here follows the south branch of the Dumfries Road, in use before 1740, which crossed Cedar Run at Tacquet’s Ford. This route connected the Port of Dumfries with Red Store, now known as Warrenton, and interior settlements beyond. Dower . . . — — Map (db m2260) HM
Near Trotters Ridge Place, 0.1 miles north of Neigh Way, on the right when traveling north.
Built by William Alexander (born March 3, 1744, died April 3, 1814). He was a member of the Prince William County Committee of Safety in 1774, Lt. Col. of the county militia during the Revolutionary War, and a justice. In 1765 he married Sigismunda . . . — — Map (db m237423) HM
On Aden Road (Virginia Route 646) at Trodders Ridge Place on Aden Road.
Effingham, just south of here, was built ca. 1777 and was the home of William Alexander. In 1774 Alexander was elected to the Prince William County Committee of Safety, charged with enforcing an embargo on trade with Great Britain. During the . . . — — Map (db m237425) HM
On Deepwood Lane, 0.4 miles east of Fleetwood Drive, on the right when traveling east.
On land originally part of the Brent Town Grant, the Green Level Plantation was established ca. 1750. In addition to to growing tobacco and raising livestock, owner Lynaugh Heim served as a local militia captain, Justice of the Peace, member of the . . . — — Map (db m237424) HM
On Aden Road (County Route 646) at MCB-8, on the right when traveling east on Aden Road. Reported missing.
In 1743, the second Prince William County Courthouse was built near here along Cedar Run, replacing the first county courthouse in Woodbridge. After the creation of Fairfax County, the Cedar Run location, owned by Philemon Waters, became the center . . . — — Map (db m2487) HM
On Waterfall Road (Virginia Route 601), on the right when traveling east.
Organized April 22, 1837, the nineteen original members of Antioch Baptist Church worshipped in a small log building until the stone church was erected in 1842. Baptisms were held in the creek behind the church. In 1901, the congregation tore down . . . — — Map (db m40091) HM
On Waterfall Road (Virginia Route 601), on the right when traveling east.
During the Civil War, this narrow pass in the Bull Run Mountains was a strategic avenue for military movements. On August 28, 1862, during the Second Manassas Campaign, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet directed Gen. Cadmus Wilcox’s division through . . . — — Map (db m11834) HM
In Memory of
John and Mary Thomas
Sept. 1901
Little Union Baptist Church
[Original Cornerstone]:
Little Union Baptist Church
Estb. 1903 — — Map (db m7305) HM
On Mine Road, 0.9 miles north of Victoria Falls Drive, on the left when traveling north.
The Little Union Baptist Church was originally built in 1903 on land deeded by Mary Bates Thomas and her husband, John Thomas. Mary Bates Thomas (1838-1922) was a truly remarkable and accomplished woman of color. Born into a free African American . . . — — Map (db m168443) HM
On Mine Road, 0.9 miles north of Victoria Falls Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Free African Americans were present in Prince William County as early as the mid-eighteenth century. After the Civil War, emancipated slaves joined other African American families in a growing community near Cabin Branch. Batestown, as it became . . . — — Map (db m168444) HM
On Minnieville Road (Route 640) 0.1 miles west of Smoketown Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 1850, the people of this area decided to build a church where the Word of God could be preached and expounded. Burr and Emsey Glascock donated the land and were the main leaders. Private donations by the people of the community were a large . . . — — Map (db m2332) HM
On Potomac Mills Circle at Bidderford Way, on the left when traveling north on Potomac Mills Circle.
Just to the east is the original route of an ancient trail used to lay the first telegraph wire from Washington to New Orleans in 1847. During the Civil War it became a strategic military objective. It was first used by Confederate forces supporting . . . — — Map (db m237293) HM
On Bristow Road (County Route 619), on the right when traveling west.
If you had stood in this spot between 1822 and about 1900, you would have seen a large structure to your right, bustling with activity. This is the site of the Brentsville Tavern, also know as the Brentsville Hotel. You would have also seen the . . . — — Map (db m2778) HM
If you had stood in this spot between 1822 and about 1900, you would have seen a large structure to your right, bustling with activity. This is the site of the Brentsville Tavern, also know as the Brentsville Hotel. You would have also seen the . . . — — Map (db m2812) HM
Brentsville was the Prince William County seat during the Civil War. In response to John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, the Prince William Cavalry (Co. A, Virginia Cavalry) was formed here on the courthouse lawn in January 1860. The ladies . . . — — Map (db m2781) HM
On Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) 4.2 miles east of Nokesville Road (Virginia Route 28), on the right when traveling west.
Fourth seat of the Prince William County government. Courthouse, jail, Episcopal Chapel, and White House were built in 1822 on land originally part of the Brent Town tract confiscated from Robert Bristow, a Tory, in 1779.
♦ St. James . . . — — Map (db m780) HM
On Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) 0.2 miles west of Izaak Walton Drive, on the right when traveling west.
This building served as the fourth courthouse for Prince William County. For seventy years, county business including trials, paying taxes, and voting occurred in this building and on its steps. Auctions, including the buying and selling of slaves, . . . — — Map (db m152412) HM
On Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) 0.2 miles west of Izaak Walton Drive, on the right when traveling west.
1822
This now quiet Virginia town was once the busy center of Prince William County for most of the 19th century. The brick Courthouse and Jail were built on the county's public lot in 1822, after which the town grew up around it. . . . — — Map (db m152415) HM
On Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) 0.2 miles west of Izaak Walton Drive, on the right when traveling west.
This building served as the Prince William County Jail when Brentsville was the county seat. Inmates were housed here awaiting trial in the nearby courthouse. If convicted of a crime, criminals were transferred to the state penitentiary in Richmond . . . — — Map (db m152413) HM
On Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) just west of Barbee Road, on the right when traveling west.
Built by 1822 with the Courthouse and Jail, the Clerk’s Office was located here. The three buildings created a symmetrical design within the Public Lot. The Clerk’s Office was built to be “…26 feet by 16; pitch 18 feet; walls of the foundation . . . — — Map (db m2813) HM
Near Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) 0.2 miles west of Izaak Walton Drive, on the right when traveling west.
This building was constructed by 1822 as Prince William County’s fourth courthouse. The County seat was moved to Brentsville from Dumfries to centralize its location within the county. The Courthouse design is typical of 1800s Virginia courthouses. . . . — — Map (db m2797) HM
Near Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) 0.2 miles west of Izaak Walton Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Built by 1822 with the Courthouse and Clerk’s Office, the Prince William County Jail, or gaol, was larger than most jails built in Virginia at that time. Debtors, runaway slaves, thieves and murderers awaited trial here in timber-lined rooms. . . . — — Map (db m2796) HM
Near Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) 0.2 miles west of Izaak Walton Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Haislip and Hall FamiliesJohn W. Hall was a Confederate veteran who served as a courier during the Civil War.
Samuel Haislip built the home for his wife and their seven children around 1850. The original . . . — — Map (db m152426) HM
On Bridwell Drive at Old Church Road, on the left when traveling east on Bridwell Drive.
Southwest of Brentsville along Cedar Run stood "Oakland," the home of Joseph Latimer. Born in 1843, Latimer entered the Virginia Military Institute at age 16. He studied under Thomas Jackson and was first in his class. After Virginia joined the . . . — — Map (db m237421) HM
In 2000, this ca. 1830 “log cabin” home was moved to the Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre from the Braemer area in Gainesville to save it from demolition. It was the home of John William Hall (1840-1931) who was a Civil War . . . — — Map (db m2732) HM
On Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) west of Barbee Road, on the right when traveling west.
(caption of upper, left picture)
The Brentsville School as it appeared ca. 1940.
Lucy Walsh Phinney Collection, Gift of Steve and Cynthia Phinney in Memory of Lucy Phinney
This school was built in 1928 over the original location of . . . — — Map (db m2827) HM
On Bristow Road (County Route 806), on the right when traveling west.
Tavern Activities
The Brentsville Tavern depended on many people working in numerous buildings. Outbuildings likely included a dairy, a smokehouse, a laundry, and housing. The November 22, 1828 Alexandria Gazette described the lot . . . — — Map (db m2811) HM
On Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) 0.2 miles west of Izaak Walton Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Between 1822 and about 1900, a large structure bustling with activity stood near here. One of the first buildings constructed in town, the Brentsville Tavern became the new community's social center.
Although known as the Brentsville Tavern, . . . — — Map (db m152417) HM
On Bristow Road (Route 619) just west of Barbee Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 2004, archaeologists from the University of Mary Washington's Center for Historic Preservation excavated portions of the Tavern site. They identified portions of the main buildings as well as numerous outbuilding sites and features. Some of . . . — — Map (db m152418) HM
On Bristow Road (County Route 806), on the right when traveling west.
Here, you can see the edges of a large depression. It is located inside ropes that mark the Tavern’s foundation. This feature was one of two cellars underneath the ca. 1822 Tavern building. These cellars were beneath two rooms that flanked the . . . — — Map (db m2810) HM
On Bristow Road, on the right when traveling west.
Well Improved…
The Brentsville Tavern was among many buildings on the Tavern Square. Owner Thomas Hampton’s 1828* notice read:
SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY AT BRENTSVILLE, PRINCE WILLIAM C.H., VA. On Thursday the 18th day . . . — — Map (db m2779) HM
The County gallows was located in this area. The gallows was erected when needed then disassembled. It was a grim symbol of the ultimate price of lawbreaking. Gallows were widely used in America to execute the convicted.
In 19th-century . . . — — Map (db m2746) HM
On Bristow Road (County Route 806), on the right when traveling west.
(caption of upper, left picture) Prince William County’s surveyor, Thomas Nelson Jr., recorded this plat of Brentsville on November 30, 1822. The Public Square is outlined in red. The Courthouse, Jail, and Clerk of the Court’s Office . . . — — Map (db m2828) HM
On Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) just west of Barbee Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Brentsville Tavern was a substantial building. It served a variety of people- from Magistrates to farmers. A notice in the November 22, 1828 Alexandria Gazette advertising the sale of THE BRENTSVILLE HOTEL described the Tavern: . . . — — Map (db m2809) HM
On Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) just west of Barbee Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 1820, Prince William County's port city of Dumfries was in decline and more people moved away from the Potomac River. Citizens petitioned the State to relocate the county seat to a more centralized location. Along Valley road and in between . . . — — Map (db m152424) HM
On Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) just west of Barbee Road, on the right when traveling west.
Brentsville Union Church was built ca. 1880. The church sits on a lot deeded to The Trustees of the Union Church in 1871 by George M. Goodwin, who owned Tavern Square. It was erected “for the use of the Congregation of the Methodist Episcopal . . . — — Map (db m2761) HM
Near 10th Alabama Way, 0.5 miles south of Iron Brigade Unit Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
As the North Carolinians moved down the slope behind you, Union artillery took a heavy toll on the Confederate infantry. A shell-burst killed Heth's horse, while another severely wounded both Kirkland and Cooke, taking them out of the fight. The . . . — — Map (db m151293) HM
Near 10th Alabama Way, 0.4 miles south of Iron Brigade Unit Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
As Cooke's Brigade charged toward the railroad, they soon were in a foot race with Union reinforcements. Union troops reached the railroad first and unleashed their firepower against Cooke. One Union soldier wrote that the Confederates were, . . . — — Map (db m151291) HM
Near 10th Alabama Way, 0.2 miles south of Iron Brigade Unit Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
As the Carolinians pulled back from their attack, an artillery duel continued over the battlefield. The rest of Lee's army arrived under Lt. Gen. Richard Ewell, bringing, 45,000 Confederates facing 8,000 Union troops. Darkness saved Warren's . . . — — Map (db m151288) HM
By 4:30 pm, Ewell saw the approach of Hooker’s two regiments to the north and the withdrawal of the 60th Georgia along the railroad. In the center, Forno’s Louisianans were already slowly pulling back. The arrival of Federal artillery and more . . . — — Map (db m167477) HM
On 26 August 1862 Maj. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s command, led by Col. Thomas T. Munford’s 2d Virginia Cavalry and Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell’s division, arrived here at sunset after marching 54 miles in two days around Maj. . . . — — Map (db m4852) HM
In 1862, Federal soldiers in the area found as many as 82 men buried here. Here is a list of known burials in this cemetery as of 2012. As many as 41 are still unknown. William P. Adams Jesse Frank Nabors James Barber William Nunnelly J.G. . . . — — Map (db m64198) HM
The devastating crossfire provided by the 60th Georgia to your right on the other side of the railroad tracks had nearly an entire Federal brigade pinned down in this field. The Georgians used the cuts and fills along the railroad as a parapet to . . . — — Map (db m59402) HM
On Bristow Road (Local Route 619) 0.4 miles Nokesville Road (Virginia Route 28), on the right when traveling east.
In the autumn of 1863, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, with Lt. Gen. A. P. Hill’s III Corps in the lead, pursued Maj. Gen. George G. Meade’s Union army as it withdrew towards Washington. On the afternoon of 14 October, Maj. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m154867) HM
On Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) just south of Nokesville Road (Virginia Route 28), on the left when traveling south.
George Brent, an English Catholic and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, joined with English merchants Robert Bristow, Richard Foote, and Nicholas Hayward in 1687 to purchase 30,000 acres here. They bought the tract from the Fairfax . . . — — Map (db m143100) HM
Welcome to Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park. The park interprets three important Civil war events that took place around Bristoe Station. This trail focuses on the fall 1861 Confederate encampment known as “Camp Jones” and the 1862 Battle . . . — — Map (db m59032) HM
On 10th Alabama Way just south of Iron Brigade Unit Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Welcome to Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park. The park interprets three important Civil War events that took place around Bristoe Station between 1861-1865. This trail focuses on the Battle of Bristoe Station that was fought here on . . . — — Map (db m154870) HM
On Bristow Road (Virginia Route 619) just south of Nokesville Road (Virginia Route 28), on the left when traveling south.
The Civil War transformed this area. Between 1861 and 1865, thousands of both Federal and Confederate soldiers passed through this region. local road networks allowed soldiers to march rapidly in either direction. While the roads were important, . . . — — Map (db m143099) HM
On 10th Alabama Way just south of Iron Brigade Unit Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Twice baptized in blood for Liberty's sake, it will be a place to which in after times pilgrimages will be made by those who reverence the glorious, though suffering, past.
— Chaplain Joseph Hopkins Twichell, November 1, . . . — — Map (db m167450) HM
On Iron Brigade Unit Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park is one of Prince William County's most treasured open spaces. This peaceful landscape features over 2.7 miles of walking and equestrian trails. Wildlife abounds in the fields, woods and ponds. Evidence of . . . — — Map (db m232611) HM
From August through November of 1861, thousands of Confederate soldiers filled the acres surrounding Bristoe Station. These men belonged to the brigades of Brig. Gens. Henry Whiting and Cadmus Wilcox. This encampment was named Camp Jones after Col. . . . — — Map (db m59038) HM
The area around Bristoe became the final resting place for hundreds of soldiers who died in Northern Virginia. Soldiers from Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia created state cemeteries to bury their comrades. Burial details . . . — — Map (db m59485) HM
On 10th Alabama Avenue at Iron Brigade Unit, on the left when traveling west on 10th Alabama Avenue.
During the late summer of 1861, Confederate troops from Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia camped in the vicinity of Bristoe Station. Typhoid, measles, and other contagious diseases quickly swept through these camps . . . — — Map (db m154871) HM
On the afternoon of August 26, 1862, about 350 yards ahead, you would have witnessed a long line of freight trains containing dusty Federal infantrymen passing from the marshalling yards of Alexandria (to your left) on their way to the Federal camps . . . — — Map (db m59301) HM
Near 10th Alabama Way, 0.3 miles south of Iron Brigade Unit Avenue (Virginia Route 619), on the left when traveling south.
In this vicinity stood the home of Thomas K. Davis and his family. Davis purchased 136 acres in 1858 and by 1861 had built a substantial home, barn and outbuildings here. Davis also operated a store in the village of Bristoe Station at the northwest . . . — — Map (db m68483) HM
Prior to the action along the railroad, Brig. Gen. Nelson Taylor’s New York brigade, better known as the “Excelsior Brigade” came into the field here. Knowing little of the situation before arriving on the field, Taylor observed the . . . — — Map (db m59407) HM
Near 10th Alabama Way, 0.1 miles Iron Brigade Unit Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In the winter of 1863-1864 thousands of Pennsylvania soldiers encamped in the farms and woodlots surrounding Bristoe Station. With easy access to the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, a pair of North-South and East-West roads, and a source of . . . — — Map (db m232527) HM
Near 10th Alabama Way, 0.3 miles south of Iron Brigade Unit Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
As the Confederates fell back in confusion, General Thomas Smyth's Brigade was ordered to cross the railroad in front of you into what was then a pine tree thicket and attack the Confederate flank. With fixed bayonets, the Federals entered the . . . — — Map (db m151289) HM
Near 10th Alabama Way, 0.3 miles south of Iron Brigade Unit Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
These men died from disease incurred while at Camp Jones near Bristoe Station and from numerous battles in Northern Virginia
"Fame's temple boasts no higher name, no king is grander on his throne: no glory shines with brighter . . . — — Map (db m151272) HM WM
Near 10th Alabama Way, 0.2 miles Iron Brigade Unit Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Gen. Hill now had nearly 4,000 North Carolinians moving forward to intercept the retreating Union Fifth Corps. Across the railroad track, to your right, elements of the Union Second Corps under Gen. Warren trudged wearily toward Bristoe Station. . . . — — Map (db m151282) HM
Near 10th Alabama Way, 0.1 miles south of Iron Brigade Unit Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
At approximately 2 pm, the lead elements of Lee's army reached the hills in front of you. These men were part of Lt. Gen. Ambrose Powell Hill's Corps and they saw before them a rare opportunity to intercept and destroy a significant portion of . . . — — Map (db m154868) HM
On 10th Alabama Way just south of Iron Brigade Unit Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
After the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia commanded by Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Union Army of the Potomac commanded by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade settled in central Virginia on either side of the . . . — — Map (db m151278) HM
Near 10th Alabama Way, 0.2 miles south of Iron Brigade Unit Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
As the North Carolina brigades advanced down the hill, Maj. David G. McIntosh was ordered to advance his artillery battalion here to support the Confederate attack. Hill chose the location over the protest of McIntosh due to its exposed position. . . . — — Map (db m151284) HM
On Chapel Springs Road at New Life Way, on the right when traveling north on Chapel Springs Road.
Near here is the site of the Anglican Dettingen Parish’s Broad Run Chapel which served this part of Prince William County from 1745-1758 until a new church was built on Slaty Run at Old Church Road. Though the Chapel was abandoned it was still . . . — — Map (db m218897) HM
As dawn broke on August 27, 1862, Stonewall Jackson moved two of his divisions up the railroad to the main Federal supply depot at Manassas Junction, leaving three brigades of Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell’s Division as a rear guard at Bristoe. Ewell’s . . . — — Map (db m59325) HM
On Bristow Road (Local Route 619) 0.4 miles east of Nokesville Road (Virginia Route 28), on the right when traveling east.
By the first quarter of the 1700s, revisions to the road laws in the colony mandated more convenient travel routes over land. In conjunction with new settlement pushing west through the Piedmont region to the Blue Ridge, a series of old Indian . . . — — Map (db m781) HM
In June of 1862, fighting in Virginia was focused around the Confederate Capital in Richmond. In a series of battles known as the Seven Days Campaign, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee beat back Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan’s Federal Army of the . . . — — Map (db m59036) HM
In this creek bed, three Louisiana regiments made a stand. These men, many recruited from the wharves of New Orleans, had already established a reputation as hard fighters and were labeled “Tigers” by their comrades. Their brigade . . . — — Map (db m165660) HM
On Beverly Mill Drive, 0.8 miles west of Turner Road (Virginia Route 723), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
What is a Natural Area Preserve?
Established in 1989, Virginia's Natural Area Preserve System protects some of the best examples of natural communities and rare plant and animal habitats in Virginia. The first preserve was dedicated to . . . — — Map (db m108520) HM
On Beverley Mill Drive, 0.8 miles west of Wheeler Lane, on the right when traveling west.
About the Preserve
A Living Laboratory
The Bull Run Mountains are the easternmost mountains in Virginia. The Virginia Outdoors Foundation's Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve is approximately 2,350 acres that serve as . . . — — Map (db m163987) HM
On Beverley Mill Drive, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Beginning late in 1861, the Confederate Subsistence Department used this mill for a meat curing and distribution center and surrounded it with livestock pens. On March 9, 1862, as the Confederate army evacuated northern Virginia to protect Richmond, . . . — — Map (db m156688) HM
On Beverley Mill Drive, 0.8 miles west of Wheeler Lane, on the right when traveling west.
When war broke out, the Confederate Subsistence Department used John Chapman's mill as a meat-curing and distribution center. On March 9, 1862, Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston ordered stockpiles here destroyed when he evacuated northern . . . — — Map (db m167428) HM
On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) at Madison Ridge Place, on the right when traveling south on James Madison Highway.
On October 19, 1863, 12,000 Confederate and Union cavalry clashed at Buckland. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, screening the Confederate withdrawal following the Battle of Bristoe Station, blocked the advance of Union Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick's cavalry . . . — — Map (db m237427) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 29) at Buckland Mill Road (County Route 684), on the right when traveling south on Lee Highway.
The town of Buckland, named for William Buckland, Architect, was chartered in 1798 with streets and lots on both sides of Broad Run near the mill of John Love. Tranquility, future site of Buckland Hall nearby, was John Love’s seat. This property was . . . — — Map (db m237430) HM
On Vint Hill Road (State Highway 215) at Burwell Road (County Route 604), on the right when traveling east on Vint Hill Road.
Nearby is the site of Stony Lonesome, childhood home of one of the Confederacy's most distinguished generals. Richard S. Ewell left this farm in 1836 to enter West Point. Graduating in 1840, Lieutenant Ewell served with the 1st U.S. Dragoons on the . . . — — Map (db m237429) HM
On Buckland Mill Road (County Route 684) 0.1 miles north of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
This property is on the site of a Civil War cavalry battle that took place on October 19, 1863. It is protected in perpetuity by a conservation easement held by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, acquired with the assistance of a grant . . . — — Map (db m237428) HM
Near Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) 0.5 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling south.
Colonel Oliver O. Howard's brigade brought up the rear of the Federal flanking column. After crossing Bull Run, the New Englanders hastened towards the sounds of battle. In the mid-afternoon heat, dozens of men straggled on the march or collapsed by . . . — — Map (db m94606) HM
On Sudley Road (State Road 234), on the right when traveling north.
Jennie Dean (1852-1913) was born in slavery near here. A pioneer in the advancement of education and religion among the black citizens of Prince William County and neighboring counties, Miss Dean founded the Manassas Industrial School for Colored . . . — — Map (db m7618) HM
On Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) 1.6 miles north of Lee Highway, formerly Warrenton Turnpike (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling north.
The site for the first church, a small brick building, was donated by Landon Carter of Woodland in 1822. During the battles of Manassas (Bull Run), it was used as a field hospital by both the North and the South, but was so badly damaged that it was . . . — — Map (db m874) HM
Near Lee Highway (Virginia Route 29) 0.1 miles west of Paddington Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Originally constructed in 1825, the Stone Bridge carried the Warrenton Turnpike across Bull Run. Its ability to carry traffic across the steep-sided stream, even at times of high water, gave the bridge a key role in the Civil War. Both sides . . . — — Map (db m194383) HM
On Benita Fitzgerald Drive, 0.1 miles south of Dale Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Named in honor of Benita Fitzgerald,
Olympic Gold Medalist – 100 Meter Hurdles,
XXIII Olympiad – 1984 •
Pan American Games Champion – 1983 •
U.S. National Champion – 1983 and 1986.
Benita was born in Warrenton, . . . — — Map (db m2333) HM
On Spring Branch Boulevard near Holleyside Drive, on the left when traveling east.
This building is dedicated to
Carey M. Perkinson
for his years of service
to the
Dumfries-Triangle Vol. Fire Dept.
& Auxiliary
and the
Dumfries-Triangle Rescue Squad
August 1993 — — Map (db m233897) HM
On Minnieville Road (Local Route 640) north of Prince William Parkway (County Route 3000), on the right when traveling south.
Here are interred members of the Glascock family of “Oak Hill.” Burr Glascock (1812–1896) brought his family here from Fauquier County in 1851. In 1870, he became the first County Supervisor from Occoquan District. His son William Beauregard . . . — — Map (db m233880) HM
Near Interstate 95, 1.3 miles south of Dale Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Did You Know?
• One out of every three mouthfuls of food we eat is delivered to us by pollinators.
• Three-fourths of global crop plants grown for food, spices, beverages, condiments and medicines is pollinated by . . . — — Map (db m242224) HM
On Southbound Rest Area (Interstate 95 at milepost 156), on the right.
The Neabsco Mills Ironworks complex, under the ownership of three generations of the Tayloe family, of Richmond County, operated between 1737 and 1828. Located near this site, it was one of the longest continually operating ironworks in present-day . . . — — Map (db m233931) HM
On Neabsco Church Way near Bushey Drive, on the right when traveling west.
On this site slaves gathered between 1861-1865. They built a brush arbor church, worshipped God and became a faithful congregation. On December 5, 1881, Rev. John L. Bell and four other church leaders purchased one acre of this land for eleven . . . — — Map (db m237294) HM
On Smoketown Road east of Minnieville Road (Local Route 640), on the right when traveling east.
On this site once stood the first high school in eastern Prince William County. The original two-story wood frame building was built in 1914. Lightning struck and destroyed the school on June 12, 1927. It was rebuilt as a two-room brick elementary . . . — — Map (db m233885) HM
On Minnieville Road (Local Route 640) north of Prince William Parkway (County Route 3000), on the right when traveling north.
This 19th century two-story flagstone-covered Russell House represents a type of local architecture predominant in rural northern Virginia from the mid-19th century to the 1960s. The house, its barn, granary and other outbuildings made up one of the . . . — — Map (db m233889) HM
Near Benita Fitzgerald Drive, 0.1 miles south of Broker Lane, on the right when traveling east.
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education. Many school systems resisted integration. Nearly ten years later many Virginia schools remained segregated. In 1964 the Prince . . . — — Map (db m206649) HM
On Fortuna Center Plaza near Dumfries Road (Virginia Route 234), on the right when traveling north.
Located in Prince William Forest Park, the Pyrite Mine trail leads you to a peaceful, open expanse above the banks of the Quantico Creek. From 1889 to 1920 the area was busy with the sights, sounds and smells of mining. The Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine . . . — — Map (db m233829) HM
On N. Main Street (U.S. 1) at Colonial Street, on the right when traveling south on N. Main Street.
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
On N Main Street (U.S. 1) at Colonial Street, on the right when traveling south on N Main Street.
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
On Fraley Boulevard (U.S. 1) north of Williamstown Drive, on the right when traveling north.
On 26 December 1862, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart led 1,800 cavalry out of Fredericksburg on his third and last major raid. Stuart divided his column and on 27 December launched a two-pronged attack on Dumfries, a major Union supply base. The garrison . . . — — Map (db m166460) HM
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