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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fort Belvoir, Virginia
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Fort Belvoir is in Fairfax County
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In 1948, the Department of Defense worked with Higgins Industries to develop a standard house design to meet the Army’s housing shortage. Higgins Industries designed and mass-produced landing craft during World War II and held the patent for . . . — — Map (db m9440) HM
(Left Side): The Northern Neck Land Grant A proprietary was land granted to a loyal subject of the King. The Proprietor was permitted to subdivide the land and grant, sell or give it to others. In 1649, King Charles II granted the . . . — — Map (db m34927) HM
The Virginia General Assembly incorporated the Alexandria, Mt. Vernon, and Accotink Turnpike Company in March 1856. The road passed here on its roughly nine-mile route from Alexandria to Accotink Creek. Its founders included local slaveholders as . . . — — Map (db m140922) HM
When William Fairfax came to Virginia, he brought many strong English traditions with him. The manor and grounds of Belvoir were laid out similarly to English estates. The brick, Georgian manor was the most sought after and fashionable . . . — — Map (db m35073) HM
Belvoir, meaning "beautiful to see," was built about 1741 for William Fairfax, land agent for his cousin Thomas, sixth baron Fairfax of Cameron and Northern Neck proprietor. George Washington was introduced to Belvoir and its gentry culture while in . . . — — Map (db m7691) HM
Belvoir Village was named after Belvoir Mansion, once located on the south of the Peninsula. It was the homd of Col. William Fairfax, cousin and land agent o Lord Fairfax. It was constructed in 1741, destroyed by fire in 1783, and further ruined by . . . — — Map (db m220906) HM
Named in honor of
Private First Class Melvin L. Brown
Company D 8th Engineer Combat Battalion
was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
for his conspicuous gallantry
and outstanding courage above and beyond
the call of duty in . . . — — Map (db m175743) WM
The Fort Belvoir Military Railroad (FBMRR) was constructed in 1918 when Camp A.A. Humphreys was made a semi-permanent cantonment as the U.S. entered into World War I. The two main objectives for FBMRR were to bring supplies and troops to camp for . . . — — Map (db m135217) HM
The Fort Belvoir Military Railroad (FBMRR) was constructed in 1918 when Camp A.A. Humphreys was made a semi-permanent cantonment as the U.S. entered into World War 1. The two main objectives for FBMRR were to bring supplies and troops to camp for . . . — — Map (db m128250) HM
This quarter-mile trail leads to the Fairfax Family Cemetery. It was common practice in the 18th century for residents of estates to be buried in family cemeteries on their property. William Fairfax and his wife Deborah, who died in 1757 and 1747, . . . — — Map (db m35136) HM
This monument, erected circa 1924 by the Fairfax family, memorializes William Fairfax, who built Belvoir, and his wife Deborah Clarke, who died in 1757 and 1747, respectively. The monument also honors Thomas and William Henry Fairfax, two of . . . — — Map (db m39021) HM
When George William died in 1787, the land and remains of Belvoir were willed to his nephew, Ferdinando Fairfax, son of his brother Bevan. Ferdinando and his wife Elizabeth lived on the grounds of Belvoir in a house known as the . . . — — Map (db m35069) HM
Fort Belvoir is named for the 18th-century plantation that was owned by William Fairfax. The house burned in 1783. The U.S. War Department acquired much of the Belvoir tract in 1912 as a training center and named it Camp A. A. Humphreys for Maj. . . . — — Map (db m7689) HM
The Fort Belvoir Military Railroad (FBMRR) was constructed in 1918 when Camp A.A. Humprheys was made a semi-permanent cantonment as the U.S. entered into World War 1. The two main objectives for the FBMRR were to bring supplies and troops to camp . . . — — Map (db m128570) HM
Ornamental courtyard gardens were a luxury to create and maintain. The presence of a courtyard garden on an estate indicated the owners were wealthy, educated people. Records show that the garden layout was based upon a garden in Sterling, Scotland. . . . — — Map (db m35128) HM
George M. Wheeler
Major
Corps of Engineers
1842 - 1905
Graduated USMC, 1866, pioneer military geographer of the Western Territories 1871 - 1884. His work as Superintendent of Surveys west of the 100th Meridian led to the founding of the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m220904) HM
Jadwin Loop Village contains five Colonial-Revival multi-family dwellings on the South side of the loop that were originally built in 1939 to provide housing for 25 junior officers and their families. These are the only buildings of this type to be . . . — — Map (db m220909) HM
The Fort Belvoir Military Railroad (FBMRR) was constructed in 1918 when Camp A.A. Humphreys was made a semi-permanent cantonment as the U.S. entered into World War 1. The two main objectives for FBMRR were to bring supplies and troops to camp for . . . — — Map (db m128251) HM
Belvoir bustled with activities typical of estates during this era. Family members, slaves, and guests were part of daily life at Belvoir. Nearby plantation residents traveled in the same circles, the Fairfaxes, the Washingtons, and . . . — — Map (db m35126) HM
Dedicated to Colonel Stephen H. Long (1784–1864), second and last Chief of the Corps of Topographical Engineers (1861–1863). A native of Hopkinton, N.H., Colonel Long spent the first eight years of his military career gathering scientific . . . — — Map (db m220907) HM
The Office of the Quartermaster General designed this building as an NCO club and the 13th Engineer Regiment constructed it in 1939. The building was constructed with materials appropriated from the post. Prior to this time, a “Hostess House” served . . . — — Map (db m9444) HM
Telegraph Road took its name from one of the first telegraph lines in the United States, which passed near here. The line, completed by the Washington and New Orleans Telegraph Company in 1848, stretched for 1,500 miles and linked the nation's . . . — — Map (db m168132) HM
The Fort Belvoir Military Railroad (FBMRR) was constructed in 1918 when Camp A.A. Humphreys was made a semi-permanent cantonment as the U.S. entered into World War 1. The two main objectives for FBMRR were to bring supplies and troops to camp for . . . — — Map (db m128249) HM
Little is known about the slaves and slave life at Belvoir. The manor was constructed at a time when wealthy Virginia farmers used slave labor as a diversified agricultural regime. Slaves also worked as skilled tradesmen in the countryside and in . . . — — Map (db m35134) HM
The Fort Belvoir Military Railroad (FBMRR) was constructed in 1918 when Camp A.A. Humphreys was made a semi-permanent cantonment as the U.S. entered into World War 1. The two main objectives for FBMRR were to bring supplies and troops to camp for . . . — — Map (db m128252) HM
By 1910, the area including Belvoir was sold to the US Government. In 1912, the land was transferred to the War Department, designated for use as an Army training site, and was first used in 1915. By 1918, the area was transformed into Camp . . . — — Map (db m34947) HM
Nearly 12,000 years ago, the Potomac River was formed as a result of the final glacial episode of the Pleistocene Epoch. At that time, the Potomac River was little more than a tributary of the Susquehanna River. A variety of large animals known as . . . — — Map (db m35064) HM
Belvoir was the home of William Fairfax from 1741 until his death in 1757. William Fairfax hand seven children, four by his marriage to Sarah Walker: Sarah, Ann, Thomas and George William. After Sarah Walker Fairfax's death in 1731, William . . . — — Map (db m35070) HM
William Fairfax:
• fought in Spain for Queen Anne;
• was a member of the Royal Navy;
• served as Governor of New Providence, Bahama Islands,
• served as an agent to manage, the Northern Neck Proprietary;
• was a Vestryman of Pohick . . . — — Map (db m35116) HM
Prominent places in the colonial landscape Accotink Village: The town of Accotink was started as a 17th century meeting place. During the colonial period a gristmill and racetrack were located here. Pohick Church: Truro Parish was . . . — — Map (db m35118) HM
Staff Sergeant John D. Linde enlisted in the United States Army Military Police Corps in 1996 because he believed it was his duty to protect and assist those in need. Staff Sergeant Linde was assigned to Fort Belvoir's 212th Military Police . . . — — Map (db m140924) HM
The Woodlawn Cultural Landscape Historic District includes the historic properties Woodlawn, George Washington's Gristmill, the Pope-Leighey House, Woodlawn Baptist Church Cemetery, Woodlawn Quaker Meetinghouse, Grand View, the Otis Tufton Mason . . . — — Map (db m127914) HM
Completed in 1842, the third treasury building now forms the East wing of the present structure at 15th and Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. in Washington, D.C. From 1907 to 1910, the thirty original exterior sandstone columns were replaced by monolithic . . . — — Map (db m135216) HM
Constructed parallel to the installation rail line, the warehouse district represents the supplies and services hub of the installation. Until the improvement of roads between Washington D.C. and the Belvoir Peninsula, the railroad served as the . . . — — Map (db m135224) HM
Water storage tank 188, constructed in 1918, was the first permanent water storage facility for Camp A.A. Humphreys, home of the Army Engineer School and the World War I-era predecessor to Fort Belvoir. WST188 topped 118 feet making it the oldest . . . — — Map (db m140220) HM
After schooling in England, George William Fairfax returned to Belvoir to live in 1746, and married Sarah Cary, also known as Sally, in 1748. They had no children. Upon his father William Fairfax's death in 1757, George William inherited . . . — — Map (db m35135) HM
In prehistory, nomadic groups hunted and forage here. Under English rule, the land was privatized, with ownership rights granted by royal authority. George Washington bought the Chapel Lands after 1760. He bequeathed this tract and his Dogue Run . . . — — Map (db m127990) HM
The Woodlawn Quaker Meetinghouse was built from 1851 – 1853 by members of The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) who in 1846 purchased the 2,000 acre Woodlawn tract as the means to “establish a free-labor colony in a slave . . . — — Map (db m127843) HM
Located within the core of Historic Camp A. A. Humphreys, the non-commissioned officer family housing neighborhood of Gerber Village was constructed in the 1930s. The dwellings were constructed in the Colonial Revival Style from standardized plans . . . — — Map (db m218615) HM
Two of the original Arts and Crafts Style single-family homes built in 1920 remain in Park Village today. They were designed by Capt. H.W. Peaslee of the Corps of Engineers using a standardized panel system. Prior to the close of WWI, several . . . — — Map (db m218619) HM
