Historical Markers in Minnieville, Virginia

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Historical Markers in Minnieville, Virginia

1 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Minnieville — “Let There Be Lights” —

. . . — — Map (db m233879) HM

2 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Minnieville — Bel Air Plantation —

This land was part of a 2960-acre tract granted to Henry Walker in 1677 which he called “Walker Town.” Major Charles Ewell (c. 1713–1747) acquired 800 acres in 1739 and built “Bel Air” in 1740. The house is believed to be built on the foundations of . . . — — Map (db m233827) HM

3 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Minnieville — Greenwood Presbyterian Church and Cemetery —

The stone foundation and cemetery here mark the site of Prince William County's second Presbyterian Church. It was dedicated in 1855 on land donated by Oliver Chamberlin, who with Thomas Clarke and Abram Walden became the first trustees of the . . . — — Map (db m168448) HM

4 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Minnieville — Howison Homestead —

Stephen Howison (1736–1815) whose family was from Cramond, Scotland, and Mary Brooke (1739–1808) whose family was from England, were married in 1757. They came to Prince William County from Maryland between 1763 and 1769 and homesteaded this land. . . . — — Map (db m233881) HM

5 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Minnieville — Howison Homestead —

Howison Homestead Stephen Howison I 1736 – 1815 Stephen Howison III 1776 – 1862 “The Graves of the dead who rest from their labors.” Donated by the Howison Family 1991

The Home of my Childhood. How dear to my . . . — — Map (db m233888) HM

6 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Minnieville — 21 — Minnieville —

Nearby is Bel Air Plantation (c. 1740), burial site of Parson Mason Locke Weems, first biographer of George Washington. French and American troops moved through this community on their way to Yorktown in 1781. Northern dairymen developed large farms . . . — — Map (db m233844) HM

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