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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Stafford, Virginia
Stafford is the county seat for Stafford County
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In Memory of these brave Marine Lieutenants of the 10th Special Basic Class who trained here from September 1951 – February 1952. They gallantly gave their lives for their country and Corps during the Korean conflict.
John L. Babson, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m2912) WM
On 15 Feb 1863 Major-General Joseph Hooker directed that the road passing about one mile to the west of Brooke's Station and leading to Stafford Court House be put in condition to be practicable for artillery at all times, corduroying it where . . . — — Map (db m65213) HM
The 13th Special Basic Course (1952) has erected this monument to honor its members who were killed in the Korean War and to remind those who follow us into the ranks of Marine Corps Officers of their awesome responsibility to our Country, the . . . — — Map (db m2852) WM
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This monument is dedicated to the 5th Special Basic Class comprised entirely of Marines from the ranks and the first to be based at Camp Barrett
26 May 1951 – 8 September 1951
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Buried under this monument are . . . — — Map (db m2857) WM
Okinawa
Semper Fidelis
Dedicated
to the
6th Marine Division
Medal of Honor
Recipients
Corporal Richard E. Bush, U.S.M.C.
Major Henry A. Courtney, Jr., U.S.M.C.
Corporal James . . . — — Map (db m2849) WM
In Memory of these Courageous Marine Lieutenants
of the 9th Special Basic Class who trained
here from July 1951 – December 1951.
They gallantly gave their lives for
their Corps and their Country.
Glen Allen
James M. Laramore
Charels . . . — — Map (db m2911) WM
1941
•First Marine Aircraft Wing organized at Quantico. Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
1942
•U.S. General McArthur requested 150,000 jungle camouflage uniforms. The splotchy pattern known as “frogskin” was the first . . . — — Map (db m101146) HM
On Courthouse Road (County Route 630), on the left.
The Principio Company constructed the Accokeek Iron Furnace nearby about 1726 on land leased from Augustine Washington (father of George Washington), who became a partner. After Washington’s death in 1743, his son Lawrence inherited his interest in . . . — — Map (db m2261) HM
1951
•The Navy was assigned Joint-Service (Navy, Marine Corps, Army & Air Force) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) responsibilities for explosive training, as well as research and development.
1958
•The Basic School (TBS) . . . — — Map (db m101145) HM
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Garrisonville Road (County Route 610), on the right when traveling north on Richmond Highway.
Here is Aquia Church, the church of Overwharton Parish, formed before 1680 by the division of Potomac Parish. It was built in 1757, on the site of an earlier church, in the rectorship of Reverend John Moncure, who was the parish minister from 1738 . . . — — Map (db m225813) HM
On Brooke Road (County Route 608), on the right when traveling east.
The straight, level road you used to get here was once the bed of the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad. As its name implies, the railroad ran from Richmond, through Fredericksburg, to the Potomac River, ending here at Aquia landing. . . . — — Map (db m2200) HM
Within weeks after Virginia seceded from the Union in the spring of 1861, state troops began fortifying Aquia Landing. One artillery battery was established on the waterfront while additional batteries, like this one, covered the landing from nearby . . . — — Map (db m2201) HM
On Brooke Road (County Route 608), on the right when traveling north.
Aquia Landing’s location on the Potomac River, coupled with its access to the R.F.&P. Railroad, made it an important supply base for the Union army. Food, clothing and other equipment were shipped down the Potomac River, unloaded here, and sent to . . . — — Map (db m3678) HM
On Brooke Road (County Route 608) 0.5 miles north of Thorny Point Road (County Route 685), on the right when traveling north.
Aquia Landing was a significant gateway for enslaved people seeking freedom, including William and Ellen Craft, Henry “Box” Brown, and John Washington. Aquia Landing was the RF&P Railroad terminus from 1842-1872, and the only direct . . . — — Map (db m75940) HM
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad was extended to its terminus here at Aquia Landing in 1846. By steamboat and railroad, travelers from Washington, D.C., to Richmond could complete in 9 hours a journey that took 38 hours by . . . — — Map (db m3680) HM
On Montezuma Avenue at Gilbert Road, on the right when traveling north on Montezuma Avenue.
Private First Class
Oscar P. Austin
United States
Marine Corps
Company E, Second Battalion,
Seventh Marines, First Marine Division
Awarded the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) for heroism during combat against enemy forces in the . . . — — Map (db m2839) HM
Near Northampton Boulevard at Mine Road, on the right when traveling east.
Pyrite, an important source of sulfuric acid, was discovered in Stafford in 1902. Mining commenced near Smith Reservoir in 1903 but soon moved south to Garrisonville Road in what is now Hampton Oaks subdivision. The main shaft was 650 feet deep. In . . . — — Map (db m76066) HM
In memory of these brave instructors and Lieutenants of C company, TBS 2-65 who served here from August 1964 to February 1965 and entered the Vietnam conflict as one of the first Basic School classes to do so. They Gallantly gave their lives for . . . — — Map (db m75751) WM
This gun emplacement participated in the first significant battle of the Civil War between the U.S. Navy and Batteries of the Rebel State on May 31 and June 1, 1861. Colonel William C. Bate of the Tennessee (Walker) Legion successfully manned four 3 . . . — — Map (db m2249) HM
On Brooke Road (County Route 608) 0.1 miles south of Andrew Chapel Road (County Route 629), on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
In 1921, Jethro Kloss opened this Health Food Factory. It was on this site that he started writing “Back to Eden” the ground-breaking guide to herbal therapy.
Jethro Kloss is considered by many to be the father of the organic health food . . . — — Map (db m2193) HM
On Montezuma Avenue (Federal Route MCB-3), on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
Dedicated to the enlisted
Marines of The Basic School
past and present.
You have inspired countless
legions of newly commissioned
officers. — — Map (db m3050) WM
On April 6, 1863 near here "on an elevated plain", President Lincoln reviewed 13,000-17,000 men on horseback. the cavalry review was said to be the largest in the world. Reporters wrote it was a grand sight "with banners waving, music crashing, and . . . — — Map (db m82480) HM
On Celebrate Virginia Parkway at Scott's Ford Lane, on the right when traveling south on Celebrate Virginia Parkway.
Maj. Gen. Sedgwick's Sixth Corps 23,000 troops with many wounded and dying in tow. Retreated to this area in the early morning hours on May 5th after several days of fighting elements of Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, first at . . . — — Map (db m216710) HM
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles north of Courthouse Road (County Route 630), on the right when traveling south.
Born in Maryland, Bryan and his family settled in the Stafford Courthouse area around 1869. He served as Deputy Clerk of Court from 1869-1871 and from 1877-1885. In 1887 he became Clerk of Court and served in that position until 1911. During his . . . — — Map (db m99449) HM
Near Brooke Road (County Road 608) west of Camp Geary Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Named after the black schooner called The Crow that harbored off the peninsula in the mid-1800s, Crow's Nest Peninsula is one of the last great, undisturbed places in the mid-Atlantic area. With both a rich history and remarkable . . . — — Map (db m82309) HM
Near Brooke Road (County Route 608) 0.3 miles east of Sentinel Ridge Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve
Situated on a peninsula located between Accokeek and Potomac creeks in Stafford County, Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve contains extensive mature coastal plain hardwood forests and wetland communities. . . . — — Map (db m75975) HM
"For a few moments, silence prevailed. My master [Ellen] looked at me, and I at him, but neither of us dared to speak a word, for fear of making some blunder that would tend to our detection. we knew that the officers had the power to throw us in . . . — — Map (db m40130) HM
On Onville Road, 0.1 miles south of Ebenezer Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
(Left Gate Structure)
Ebenezer Cemetery
This gate was donated by those below in loving memory of family and friends buried here.
Billy & Mary Ann Gallahan, Jack Garrison, Russell & Barbara Decatur, James T Edwards, Kenneth & Darlene . . . — — Map (db m2553) HM
In 1863, over 135,000 Union Army of the Potomac soldiers established winter camps throughout Stafford County - the largest encampment of any Army during the Civil War. Two-thirds of Civil War deaths occurred while armies were in camp. Many soldiers . . . — — Map (db m194353) HM
Near Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) at Courthouse Road (County Route 630), on the right when traveling south.
In 1992, the Borough of Stafford, England and Stafford, Virginia, Friendship Association was established in recognition of the close cultural and historical ties between the two communities. In 1994, this English Knot Garden was planted to celebrate . . . — — Map (db m76268) HM
On Gilbert Road, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, members of Marine Fighter attack Squadron 321 reported to Andrews Air Base to prepare for their role in defense of Washington D.C. On the morning of September 12th, the squadron Commanding Officer, LtCol . . . — — Map (db m2836) HM
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. Rt 1), on the right when traveling north.
The crucifix by sculptor Georg J. Lober, erected in 1930, commemorates the first English Roman Catholic settlement in Virginia. Fleeing political and religious turmoil in Maryland, Giles Brent and his sisters Margaret and Mary established two . . . — — Map (db m2156) HM
We honor the memory of our classmates
of the First Special Basic Class who trained here October – December 1950 and who gave their lives
for Corps and Country.
Felix W. Goudelock Feb. 2, 1951
William P. . . . — — Map (db m2853) WM
Former house of Miss Anne E. Moncure,
The existing portion of the house was moved in 1987 to this site, now owned by the Aquia Church.
Marked by the Bill of Rights Chapter,
National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution,
April . . . — — Map (db m2227) HM
Mine Road Bridge is dedicated to Frances R. Shelton, a member of the Shelton family, who have been residents of Stafford County for over 236 years. Frances R. Shelton was a dedicated and giving American Legion Auxiliary President from 1996 to 1997. . . . — — Map (db m106313) HM
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. Rt 1), on the right when traveling south.
In 1664, a colonial road here probably followed the trace of an old Indian path. Two years later, the road was extended to Aquia Creek. It became a post road in 1750, and in Sept. 1781 Gen. George Washington passed over it on the march to Yorktown. . . . — — Map (db m2188) HM
"I bounded across the Gang plank and concealed Myself for a while until the Steamer got off from the Wharf. I then came out and arrived Safe at 6th Street Wharf in Washington D.C. on the Night of September 1st, 1862 in a hard . . . — — Map (db m40131) HM
Near Mount Hope Church Road (County Route 677) 1.2 miles west of Brooke Road (County Route 608).
A large number of the soldiers who camped in and built the roads and fortifications preserved in this park were German-Americans. Most studies of ethnicity in the Civil War have focused on Irish or African-American soldiers, yet German-Americans . . . — — Map (db m70404) HM
Sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez
United States Marine Corps
Platoon Commander
Third Platoon, Company A, First Battalion
First Marines, First Marine Division
Awarded the Medal of Honor, Hue City, Vietnam from 31 January to 4 February 1968
This . . . — — Map (db m79039) WM
Welcome to Government Island. This 17-acre historic site is an early American quarry originally named Brent’s Island or Wiggington’s Island. As early as 1694, stone was quarried from this site for use as architectural trim in Colonial America. . . . — — Map (db m39550) HM
Utilized by Native Americans for millennia, and purchased by the federal government in 1791, Government Island's unique stone was used in the original construction of both the U.S. Capital and the White House. Aquia sandstone from this quarry was . . . — — Map (db m101338) HM
On Belleau Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Reported missing.
Named in honor of
Second Lieutenant Terrence C. Graves
United States Marine Corps
Third Force Reconnaissance Company
Third Reconnaissance Battalion
Third Marine Division
Awarded the Medal of Honor (Posthumously)
for action . . . — — Map (db m3010) HM
1900
•The School of Application reopened with eight students.
1901
•The School of Application closed again as students embarked for the Philippine Insurrection and the Chinese Boxer Rebellion.
Name Game! . . . — — Map (db m101148) HM
Ch-46E Pilot
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268
Marine Aircraft Group 36
1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Killed during flight operations in support of Exercise Team Spirit, Republic of Korea, 20 March 1982.
This gallant Marine officer . . . — — Map (db m99597) WM
On Tripoli Avenue, 0 miles west of Belleau Avenue.
Charles Heywood
Major General
United States Marine Corps
Commandant of the Marine Corps
1891–1903
Recognizing the need for Education of Newly Commissioned Officers, he established the School of Application, Marine Barracks Washington, . . . — — Map (db m2546) HM
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. Rt 1) south of County Route 637, on the right when traveling north.
The first known permanent English Roman Catholic settlers in Virginia, Giles Brent, his sister Margaret, and other family members, emigrated here from Maryland by 1650. In May 1861, Confederates built artillery batteries on the bluffs overlooking . . . — — Map (db m2157) HM
On Foxglove Way just west of Coastal Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Knight Family cemetery is located on the farm formerly owned by the Knights and later, by Jackson Musselman, son-in-law to Lewis Knight. The cemetery contains several graves; however, only two are inscribed. The fully inscribed stone, belonging . . . — — Map (db m175767) HM
Near Brooke Road (County Road 608) at Canterbury Drive, on the right when traveling north.
1260-1300 A.D.
Per testimony of the Piscataway Tribe in 1660, they were allied with the Patawomeck and Susquehannock Tribes under the leader, Uttapoingassinem, who had come from Eastern Shore. The Patawomecks were later part of the Powhatan . . . — — Map (db m193702) HM
Near Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 630) near Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1).
The Pentagon The World Trade Center
Somerset County, PA
"All Gave Some" "Some Gave All"
For those who were lost
For those who lost family and friends
For those protecting our families
For those protecting our freedoms . . . — — Map (db m7293) HM
Near Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 630) just west of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west.
To remember those Virginia tech students and faculty members who lost their lives and to honor those who survived
Today, we are all Hokies — — Map (db m150719) HM
1500s
•Northern part of Quantico inhabited by Manahoac Branch Algonquin Indians.
1600s
•Captain John Smith of Jamestown explored the Quantico area and found the Potomac River watershed teeming with fish, crabs, oysters, . . . — — Map (db m101147) HM
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. Rt 1), on the right when traveling north.
To commemorate the first English Catholic Settlers in Virginia: Colonel Giles Brent, Deputy Governor of Maryland 1643; Margaret and Mary Brent who settled at Aquia 1647; George Brent, King’s Attorney General 1686, Member House of Burgesses 1688, who . . . — — Map (db m2183) HM
In 1647, Giles Brent established the first English settlement in this area along Aquia Creek. Nearly 50 years later, George Brent, Giles Brent’s nephew, became the island’s first documented owner. George purchased “…a small tongue or neck or . . . — — Map (db m39759) HM
Near Brooke Road (County Route 608) 0.3 miles east of Sentinel Ridge Lane, on the right when traveling east.
(panel 1)
Captain Smith explored the Chesapeake Bay in the early 1600s seeking precious metals and a passage to Asia. He traveled the James, Chickahominy, and York rivers in 1607, and led two major expeditions from Jamestown in 1608. . . . — — Map (db m75973) HM
On Widewater Road (County Route 611) 0 miles east of Decatur Rd (County Route 635), on the left when traveling east.
Born nearby at Clifton, Katherine Harwood Waller Barrett earned medical and nursing degrees. She devoted her professional life to the care and education of unmarried pregnant women, a group previously treated as outcasts. With philanthropist Charles . . . — — Map (db m70949) HM
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) 0.4 miles Centreport Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
Near here, Pocahontas visited friends among the Patawomecks on the Potomac River in April 1613. Capt. Samuel Argall saw an opportunity to capture Pocahontas and exchange her for English prisoners held by her father Chief Powhatan. Argall sought out . . . — — Map (db m2218) HM
Near Greenbank Road, 0.2 miles west of Scott's Ford Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Stafford Deputy Jason Edward Mooney served his community and his country during his short life. He was a 2002 graduate of Colonial Forge High School where he was a member of the school band and played football and baseball. He worked as a deputy . . . — — Map (db m216705) HM
Nearby here was Sthreshley Farm, site of Abraham Lincoln's Grand Review. On April 8, 1863, 60,000 men passed the president who sat on a horse for the long, 5½ hour review. 10 year old Tad stayed by his father, while Mrs. Lincoln watched from a . . . — — Map (db m82481) HM
Near Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) at Courthouse Road (County Route 630), on the right when traveling south.
On April 10, 1863, President Lincoln was here at the Stafford Courthouse headquarters of General O.O. Howard. Taking off his hat to get in Howard's tent, he noticed scripture written on tablets. The men discussed Psalm 23:1 "The Lord is my Shepherd. . . . — — Map (db m76366) HM
On Little Forest Church Road, on the right when traveling west.
Founding members met in homes or under a persimmon tree. Led by Pastor Uriah Johnson, in 1905 they built their first church west of here. In 1959 that building was demolished to make a road later renamed Interstate-95. Some church members met at . . . — — Map (db m78382) HM
1st Lt Travis L. Manion
United States Marine Corps
Company Advisor, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team
Regimental Combat Team 6, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
Posthumously Awarded the . . . — — Map (db m79042) WM
On Jefferson Davis Hwy (U.S. 1) at Foreston Woods Dr, on the right when traveling north on Jefferson Davis Hwy.
Mary was the only child of Kittamaquund, paramount chief of the Piscataway tribes when Lord Baltimore's settlers arrived in Maryland in 1634. In 1641, seven-year-old Mary became the ward of Maryland governor Leonard Calvert and his sister-in-law . . . — — Map (db m41820) HM
Near here was the home of George Mason (1629-1686), the great grandfather of George Mason of Gunston Hall. Well educated and with some financial means, the elder Mason came from Worcestershire, England and settled in Virginia c. 1652. He acquired . . . — — Map (db m79036) HM
1st Lt Donald R. McGlothlin
United States Marine Corps
Rifle Platoon Commander, Company F,
Battalion Landing Team 2/1
Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
Posthumously awarded the Silver . . . — — Map (db m79041) WM
On Belleau Avenue, 0 miles east of Chosin Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Named in Honor of
1st Lt Frank N. Mitchell
Platoon Leader, A/1/7
Awarded the Medal of Honor (posthumously) for action against enemy forces in Korea on 26 November 1950.
While on patrol and suddenly receiving fire at point blank range, 1st . . . — — Map (db m2547) HM WM
On Susies Lane just east of Mount Hope Church Road (County Route 677).
Sunday School gathered in 1877. Church established October 16,1880 by Rev. Natus Washington. Originally worshipped at St. John School House near Brooke. Pickle Factory building nearer to church later became Brooke School. May 1904 Church cornerstone . . . — — Map (db m79035) HM
Stafford's First African American Church. Founded May 16, 1818 near Roseville by Rev. Horace Crutcher, along with five others. Original place of worship was a slab wood arbor. Recognizing the importance of enlightening individuals both spiritually . . . — — Map (db m76193) HM
Native American artifacts were recovered in various locations on Government Island. The largest concentration of artifacts was found overlooking Aquia Creek. a rare Clovis projectile point was found, indicating the Paleoindians were present in this . . . — — Map (db m39946) HM
Nolan H. Gray Reservoir
Dedicated to the Memory of
Nolan H. Gray
Gunnery Sergeant
U. S. Marine Corps
19 July 1941 – 7 February 1968
Twice Deputy Game Warden, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia.
He was active in all phases of . . . — — Map (db m2744) HM
Organized 1873 in a log cabin as St. Ross Baptist Church. An 1879 group meeting at Oak Grove Church of concerned parents determined to strive for their children's education, resulted in Oak Grove School being organized. Widewater native, Palmer . . . — — Map (db m76341) HM
On Widewater State Park Road, 0.2 miles west of Brent Point Road (County Route 658), on the left when traveling west.
Palmer Hayden, artist, was born Peyton Cole Hedgeman nearby in Widewater. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I and later studied art at Columbia University and Boothbay Harbor, Maine. He achieved prominence as a painter during the Harlem . . . — — Map (db m156487) HM
The Creek provided fish for centuries for the Patawomeck people who in turn taught the colonists to fish to survive, to plant vegetables hitherto unknown to the English and to hunt in the forests. A surviving remnant of the Patawomeck became . . . — — Map (db m76274) HM
The Patawomeck Tribe, members of the Powhatan Confederacy and millennial original residents of Indian Point, greeted Captain John Smith as he sailed up the Potomac River in 1608. Smith viewed the Tribe's palisaded villages, built by the Patawomeck . . . — — Map (db m79037) HM
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. Rt 1), on the right when traveling south.
In this vicinity stood Peyton’s Ordinary. George Washington, going to Fredericksburg to visit his mother, dined here, March 6, 1769. On his way to attend the House of Burgesses, he spent the night here, October 31, 1769, and stayed here again on . . . — — Map (db m2187) HM
1st Lt Frederick E. Pokorney, Jr.
United States Marine Corps
Artillery Forward Observer
Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
Task Force Tarawa
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for actions during . . . — — Map (db m79040) WM
Near Mount Hope Church Road (County Route 677) 1.2 miles west of Brooke Road (County Route 608).
The Potomac Church Road dates from the 17th century. During the late 18th century, and well into the 19th century, this road and the Old Telegraph Road to its west, now roughly Route 1 were primary travel routes connecting Stafford with important . . . — — Map (db m194354) HM
This monument is donated by the Quantico Marine Athletes of the Sixties in honor of their teammates who gave their lives in Vietnam
2LT Tyrone S. Pannell Nov. 30, 1965
2Lt John B. Capel May 12, 1966 . . . — — Map (db m2855) WM
Quarrying stone during the late 18th and early 19th centuries was very labor intensive. Stone quarried here was cut and shipped with the use of simple machines and animal power. Various workers were needed to extract the stone. A . . . — — Map (db m39751) HM
Near Mount Hope Church Road (County Route 677) 1.2 miles west of Brooke Road (County Route 608).
Background: The same geologic attributes responsible for Stafford’s rich deposits of iron ore and other metals, also rendered a unique and eventually much desired type of sandstone called “freestone.” As a result, a significant stone . . . — — Map (db m70402) HM
On Gilbert Road, on the right when traveling north.
Marine Corps
Martial Arts Center of Excellence
One Mind
Any Weapon
Raider Hall is dedicated to all the Marine Raiders who fought and died in WWII, and embodied the physical, mental, and character discipline, which we hope to imbue in . . . — — Map (db m3054) WM
On Belleau Avenue (Federal Route MCB-2) at Gilbert Road, on the right when traveling west on Belleau Avenue.
Hospital Corpsman Second Class
David R. Ray, U.S. Navy
Awarded the Medal of Honor (posthumously)
for combat operations against the enemy
in the Republic of Vietnam
on 19 March 1969 while serving with Battery D,
Second Battalion, . . . — — Map (db m3056) WM
Approximately seventy yards to the northeast of this sign on private property are the well preserved remains of Redoubt #2, the last surviving and largest of three built by the Union Army of the Potomac in February and March of 1863 to defend Aquia . . . — — Map (db m82306) HM
On Old Fort Lane, 0.1 miles south of Courthouse Road (State Route 630), on the right when traveling east.
Twelfth Corps / Army of the Potomac, USA
Stafford County, Virginia
Circa 1863
National Historic Registry
February 2006
Virginia Historic Registry
DHR # 089-5057/44ST0082 — — Map (db m55988) HM
On the trail to the right of the picnic area beyond this sign are the remains of a late 18th and early 19th century sandstone quarry. Archaeological reports on this site noted that stone quarried here was loaded onto scows or shallow boats and taken . . . — — Map (db m65228) HM
The English were eager to find precious metals that could
be exported for profit, as instructed by their sponsors — the Virginia Company of London. They learned that a black substance with silver glitters came from the Patawomeck tribe, who lived . . . — — Map (db m228062) HM
Established in 1870 by purchasing one acre of land from E. G. Phillip for $1.00. The first Pastor, Reverend Horace Crutcher, served as pastor for 38 years. The first church was bush harbor, the second a log building. In 1894 a frame structure was . . . — — Map (db m78364) HM
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In 1791, President George Washington (who was raised in Stafford County 10 miles south of this site at Ferry Farm) appointed three Commissioners to oversee construction of the new federal capital city (later named Washington, . . . — — Map (db m39788) HM
Near Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 630) 0.2 miles west of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west.
The Stafford Board of Supervisors created an Armed Services Memorial to honor all who have made the ultimate sacrifice as well as those who have served in our armed forces, are currently serving their families. The Stafford Armed Services . . . — — Map (db m150720) WM
Near Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) near Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 630).
August 7, 1964
In celebration of its 300th Birthday, here is buried a capsule by order of the Circuit Court, to be opened on August 7, 2064. Planted by the Stafford County Lions Club and Stafford County Board of Supervisors — — Map (db m6522) HM
Stafford Training School, later known as H. H. Poole School, was constructed in 1939 by
the Public Works Administration after African American parents raised money to buy the
land. During the segregation era, this was the only school in Stafford . . . — — Map (db m78074) HM
"In the forenoon the steamer reached Aquia Creek. There the passengers took stages — Burch and his five slaves occupying one exclusively. ...He told me to hold up my head and look smart. That I might, perhaps, get a good master if I behaved . . . — — Map (db m40129) HM
Platoon Sergeant, Company A
Officer Candidates School
January 1966 - January 1968
Company I, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, Operation Meade River, Republic of Vietnam
SSgt Taylor, mortally wounded in combat against the enemy on . . . — — Map (db m79358) HM WM
Near Mount Hope Church Road (County Route 677) 1.2 miles west of Brooke Road (County Route 608).
The Daniel Bridge first appears in county records on a deed map dated 1837. The bridge had three sandstone piers, the remnants of which are still visible today and which likely supported a wood superstructure. The bridge likely took its name from . . . — — Map (db m70401) HM
On Coneflower Lane at Basswood Drive, on the right when traveling west on Coneflower Lane.
The log house preserved on this site was built by Lewis Knight in the mid-nineteenth century, probably c. 1850, and was situated on an 83-acre agricultural parcel. Lewis Knight share the home with his wife, Roberta, and their nine children; Sarah, . . . — — Map (db m120839) HM
On Austin Ridge Road at Tavern Road, on the right when traveling north on Austin Ridge Road.
In the 1800s, the Robertson Quarry was one of many quarries in Stafford County which provided stone for government buildings, private homes, and public buildings, not only in Washington, D.C., but across the nation. The Robertson Quarry, along with . . . — — Map (db m35394) HM
When Benjamin Henry Latrobe, architect of the U.S. Capitol, visited Stafford in 1806, he found on this “beautiful little knoll in the midst of the woods close to his quarry…a log house,” the home of quarryman William Robertson. . . . — — Map (db m31209) HM
A historic road is visible to the right. It was created by skids or "stone boats" that were loaded with stone and dragged by oxen to the wharf. The stone was very heavy. One cubic foot of stone weighed 120 pounds.
In addition to moving the stone . . . — — Map (db m39799) HM
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