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Silent Sentinel
... century, Prince William County grew and flourished. Its proximity to both the new capital city of Washington, D. C., and the lush Shenandoah Valley brought settlers and traffic through the county in ... definitely about when or by whom the Stone House was constructed. An examination of Prince William County tax, court, and deed records reveals only that the house was built sometime between ...
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Silent Sentinel
... time on the peninsula formed by the York and James Rivers. To the residents of Prince William County, who had suffered firsthand the effects of battle less than a year earlier, this shift ... passing troops as they took their positions on the once and future battlefield. General (36k) William Taliaferro's Confederate division, marching north on the Sudley Road the morning of August 27 ...
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Genealogy
... 20, 2005 Genealogy The Ben Lomond Manor House has a very distinct place in western Prince William County history. The original builders of the manor house, Benjamin Tasker Chinn (1807-1886), and ... of Independence and a granddaughter, Mary Willis Ambler of Jamestown, who married John Marshall of Prince William County, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The third and fourth ...
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Where It All Began
... from old Prince William County occurred in 1742, again shifting the population center. Three other counties were made from Old Prince William. They were Loudoun, Fairfax and Alexandria, now Arlington county. ... into the interior of the county, old Prince William County also moved from a maritime to a farming economy. To learn about the society of western Prince William County, with its roots ...
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Carter Chinn History
... also listed in the Prince William County Minute Book from March 6, 1833 to March 2, 1836 as surveyor having surveyed land from New Market to Bethlehem in western Prince William County. He was a member ... Tyler (1838-1902) of Clifton in Prince William County, son of William and Mary Emily (Bronaugh) Bailey of the Shelter on February 27, 1863, in Tappahannock, Essex County by the Reverend H.W.L.Temple ...
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The Civil War Years
... must be held by the national army." The winds of war were blowing through western Prince William County. The newspapers reported that Federal troops were going to march on Richmond and take the ...
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Links
... Alexandria to ever-expanding markets in Europe and South America. In 1759 Fauquier County was created from old Prince William County, and the related documents noted that the boundary between the two counties passed ...
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Personal Possessions
... 10 Razor and case. 11 Pvt. Ludwell Thomas Rector, Co. H "Black Horse Troop," (Fauquier County), 4th Virginia Cavalry, carried this Colt pocket revolver, Model 1849, through the war. The wear ... on the Richmond and Danville railroad. 15 Holy Bible carried by Lt. William Raymond Free, Co. B "Quantico Rifles" (Prince William county), 49th Virginia Infantry. 16 Tobacco found in a pocket of Colonel Gibbons ...
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Thank You For Your Interest And Support
... to be notified when a replacement site is available. In the interim, please contact The Prince William County Park Authority should you have any questions regarding The Old Rose Garden. . Thank you for ...
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Prince Edward County Pumpkinfest - Pumpkin Links
... Tribute To Bill Greer July 12, 1932 to June 1, 2003 William Warner Greer was born in Hillier Township in Prince Edward County to Lindley and Amy (Rixen) Greer. He was educated at ... of his success, the Prince Edward County Pumpkinfest was started in 1997 and has continued as a local event and tourist attraction. He was president of the Prince Edward County Pumpkin Growers from their ...
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