Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
District V
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Merchants Mill HouseNovember 1, 1970 The Merchants Mill House was built in 1793. It served the adjacent Merchants Mill which began operations in 1759 and continued until 1924 when it burned. The Mill House is located on the Occoquan River in Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia. A bronze plaque was placed on the front wall of the building to the left of the front door. It read: Merchants Mill House The original marker was stolen in 1996. In June of 1997, our chapter and Historic Occoquan bought and dedicated a new marker jointly and placed it inside the Mill House building. |
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Henderson HouseRededicatedOctober 22, 1978 Henderson House was built in 1785 by Alexander Henderson, a Patriot of the American Revolution. It is situated on Duke Street in Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia. The marker, a bronze plaque, is mounted on the front of the home and reads: Henderson House |
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Potomac Path Marker (Rededication)April 25, 1982 The Potomac Path, or King's Highway, was a major transportation route linking the northern and southern colonies in colonial America. The original marker, dedicated in 1933 by the Susan Riviere Hetzel Chapter, Washington, D.C., was located at the gate of Rippon Lodge on U.S. Route 1 just south of Woodbridge, Prince William County, Virginia. A bronze plaque was placed, with the original marker, in a large boulder at Rippon Landing, intersection of Blackburn Road and Rippon Boulevard, south of Woodbridge, east of U.S. Route 1. The rededication marker reads as follows: Marker relocated |
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Oak HillSeptember 9, 1984 Oak Hill was the home of President James Monroe. It was built during his second term of office. Much of the Monroe Doctrine was written at Oak Hill. It is located on Route 15 near Aldie, Loudoun County, Virginia. A bronze plaque in front of the entrance steps reads: Oak Hill |
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George Mason (at Gunston Hall)September 21, 1987 George Mason, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, was an ardent supporter of the inclusion of a Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution. On the occasion of the Bicentennial of the Constitution, an eleven by eight and one-half inch bronze plaque was dedicated to George Mason at Gunston Hall, his plantation near Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia. A bronze plaque was placed on the wall of the lobby of the Anne Mason Building and reads: Bicentennial of the Constitution |
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Weems-Botts HouseOctober, 6, 1996 Located at the corner of Duke and Cameron Streets in historic Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia,is the Weems-Botts House. Mason Locke Weems bought the half-acre plot in June of 1798. A retired minister, he was also a book seller and probably used the earliest portion of the building as a book shop and temporary lodging. Weems sold the property in June 1802 to Benjamin Botts, a successful criminal lawyer, one of the team that defended Aaron Burr during his treason trial. Botts used the building as his law office. Botts died in the Richmond theater fire of 1811, and in 1835 the house was sold for taxes. Four sons of Botts repurchased the property three years later. The house is now used as a museum. A bronze plaque placed on the front of the building reads: WEEMS BOTTS HOUSE |
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Merchants Mill House Marker (Rededication and Relocation)June 1997 The original marker was stolen in 1996. In June of 1997, our chapter and Historic Occoquan jointly bought and dedicated a new marker and placed it inside the Mill House building. |
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FleurriesApril, 26, 1998 Fleurries, the former home of Stafford County patron, Anne E. Moncure, was originally located a few hundred yards from the historic Aquia Church in Stafford County, VA. In 1987, a preserved and restored section of the home was moved to the grounds of Aquia Church to preserve it from encroaching development. Fleurries and the Aquia Church are located at the intersection of Routes 1 and 610. The small, four-room cottage-style home has a white exterior and a handsome varnished wood interior and will be used by the church as its rectory. A bronze plaque placed on the front of the building reads: FLEURRIES |
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Gravesite of Stephen HowisonNovember 12, 2000 The grave of Stephen Howison, American Revolutionary War patriot, and his wife, Mary Brooke was marked by our chapter. They are buried at Howison Homestead Cemetery, Howison Homestead Park, Minnieville Road, Dumfries, Virginia. A bronze plaque placed at the gravesite reads: Revolutionary War Patriot and Wife
Gravesite of Willoughby TebbsMay 9, 2002 The grave of Willoughby Tebbs, American Revolutionary War soldier was marked by our chapter. He died in 1803 and is buried on a wooded site off Possum Point Road in Prince William County, Virginia. A bronze plaque placed at the gravesite reads: Revolutionary War Soldier
Williams OrdinarySeptember 12, 2009 Built in the form of an eighteenth century mansion, the Ordinary is a two-story rectangular structure with a facade of five bays. The front wall is laid in all-header bond with rusticated stone doorway. It is believed that the Ordinary is the only building left in Virginia with all-header bond construction. The window openings are spanned by flat stone arches with superimposed keystones. The basement wall is of random order ashlar below a cornice with modillions and hipped roof. Also featured on the house are four interior end chimneys. A bronze plaque placed on the front of the building reads: WILLIAMS ORDINARY
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