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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lorton

 
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1 ► 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.
2 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — At Home in an Ecotone —
Near High Point Road 2.3 miles south of Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242/600).
3 ► 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.
4 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Birds Then and Now — Captain 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).
5 ► 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.
6 ► 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.
7 ► 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.
8 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — A “Considerable Force” —
Near Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) south of Springfield Road, on the left when traveling south.
9 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — A Corridor and a Barrier —
On Lorton Road 0.5 miles south of Ox Road ( Route 123), on the right when traveling south.
10 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Delaying Tactics — Star-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 ( Route 242/600), on the right when traveling south.
11 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Deputy Sheriff George A. Malcolm —
On Lorton Market Street (Virginia Route 600) south of Lorton Road ( Route 642), on the left when traveling south.
12 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Development of a Progressive-Era Model Penal System — Workhouse Prison Museum at Lorton —
On Workhouse Way 0.2 miles north of Ox Road ( Route 123).
13 ► 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 ( Route 611), on the right when traveling south.
14 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Evolution of a Landscape – Plantation, Prison, Park — Preserved Spaces – Protecting and Influencing Communities —
Near Lorton Road.
15 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 19 — "Forward Into Light," Toward Equality, 1920 - Present / The 19th Amendment —
On Lorton Road 1 mile south of Ox Road ( Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
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16 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 1/2 — "Forward Out of Darkness" / Issuing a Call for Women's Rights —
Near Lorton Road at Ox Road ( Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
17 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — E 154 — George Mason at Pohick Church —
Near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Old Colchester Road, on the right when traveling north.
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 ( 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 ( Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
21 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — The Herris Stone —
Near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) near Telegraph Road and Old Colchester Road ( Route 611).
22 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — In the Footsteps of History — Special Places on the Mason Neck —
On Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611) north of Greene Drive, on the right when traveling south.
23 ► 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.
24 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Irma Clifton —
Near Workhouse Way 0.1 miles north of Ox Road ( Route 123), on the right when traveling north.
25 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Joseph W. Jordan —
Near Dutchman Drive.
26 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Lewis Chapel —
On Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611) at Gunston Road ( Route 242), on the right when traveling south on Old Colchester Road.
27 ► 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.
28 ► 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.
29 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Lorton Station —
On Lorton Station Boulevard at Percy Simms Drive, on the left when traveling north on Lorton Station Boulevard.
30 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Mason's Neck — Between the Lines —
Near Pohick Bay Drive (County Route 721) north of Gunston Road, on the right when traveling north.
31 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Mount Air —
On Fisher Woods Drive, on the left when traveling south.
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32 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Mount Air Historic Site — Mount Air: The Story of a Home —
Near Fisher Woods Drive.
33 ► 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 ( Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
34 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Newington —
On Newington Road near Telegraph Road (County Route 611), on the left when traveling west.
35 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Noman Monroe Cole, Jr. — 1933 - 1997 —
On Armistead Road near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1), in the median.
36 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Occoquan Workhouse —
Near Ox Road (Virginia Route 123) at Lorton Road (County Route 642), on the right when traveling north.
37 ► 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.
38 ► 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.
39 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Organizing Nature —
Near Gunston Road.
40 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Out of Retirement — George Mason's Gunston Hall —
Near Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) 0.8 miles east of Springfield Drive, on the left when traveling east.
41 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Peter Wagener, III —
Near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Old Colchester Road ( Route 611), on the right when traveling north.
42 ► 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.
43 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Pohick Church — Civil War Balloon Outpost —
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Old Colchester Road ( Route 611), on the right when traveling north on Richmond Highway.
44 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Prisoners at the Workhouse — Workhouse Prison Museum at Lorton —
On Workhouse Way 0.1 miles north of Ox Road ( Route 123), on the right when traveling north.
45 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — “Resources within Themselves” —
Near Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) south of Springfield Drive, on the left when traveling south.
46 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Revolutionary Army Life on the Road — In The War for American Independence —
On Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611) north of Greene Drive, on the right when traveling south.
47 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans —
Near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Old Colchester Road ( Route 611), on the right when traveling north.
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48 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Shiloh Baptist Church —
On Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242), on the right when traveling south.
49 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Silent for Suffrage — Turning Point Suffragist Memorial — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Lorton Road 1 mile south of Ox Road ( Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
50 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Silverbrook United Methodist Church — 8616 Silverbrook Road —
On Silverbrook Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.2 miles west of Monacan Road, on the right when traveling west.
51 ► 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.
52 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 11/12 — The Suffrage Campaign in Wartime / Suffrage Pickets Chose Prison —
On Lorton Road 1 mile south of Ox Road ( Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
53 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 5/6 — Suffrage Campaigns State By State / New Leaders, New Approaches —
On Lorton Road 1 mile east of Ox Road ( Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
54 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Suffragist Commemorative Wall —
On Lorton Road 1 mile south of Ox Road ( Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
55 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Suffragist Commemorative Wall —
On Lorton Road 1 mile south of Ox Road ( Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
56 ► 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.
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 — The Trail to Victory at Yorktown — On The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route —
On Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611) north of Greene Drive, on the right when traveling south.
59 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Turning Point Suffragist Memorial — Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association — [Donor plaques] —
On Ox Road 1 mile south of Ox Road ( 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 ( Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
61 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Vision, Initiative, and Dedication — Mason 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 Chesapeake — Star-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 — E-148 — The Washingtons at Pohick Church —
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) west of Telegraph Road ( Route 611), on the right when traveling east.
65 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Welcome to Colchester on the Occoquan — The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route —
On Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611) north of Greene Drive, on the right when traveling south.
66 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Welcome to Mason Neck! —
On Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) 0.2 miles south of Old Colchester Road ( Route 611), on the right when traveling south.
67 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — The West Family of Alexandria —
Near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Old Colchester Road ( Route 611), on the right when traveling north.
68 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — What Lies Beneath —
Near Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242) south of Springfield Drive, on the left when traveling south.
69 ► 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.
70 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — Women Suffrage Prisoners at Occoquan Workhouse — Occoquan Regional Park
On Occoquan Regional Park Road near Ox Road ( Route 123), on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
71 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Lorton — 13/14 — Worsening Conditions / Violent Repression —
On Lorton Road 1 mile south of Ox Road ( Route 123), on the left when traveling east.
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026