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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM173_brentsville-1822-tavern-site_Bristow-VA.html
Brentsville - 1822 Tavern SiteIf you had stood in this spot between 1822 and about 1900, you would have seen a large structure to your right, bustling with activity. This is the site of the Brentsville Tavern, also know as the Brentsville Hotel. Y…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16O_brentsville-union-church_Bristow-VA.html
Brentsville Union Church was built ca. 1880. The church sits on a lot deeded to The Trustees of the Union Church in 1871 by George M. Goodwin, who owned Tavern Square. It was erected "for the use of the Congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Chur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM169_brentsville-the-gallows_Bristow-VA.html
The County gallows was located in this area. The gallows was erected when needed then disassembled. It was a grim symbol of the ultimate price of lawbreaking. Gallows were widely used in America to execute the convicted.
In 19th-century Virgini…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15X_john-w-hall-home_Bristow-VA.html
In 2000, this ca. 1830 "log cabin" home was moved to the Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre from the Braemer area in Gainesville to save it from demolition. It was the home of John William Hall (1840-1931) who was a Civil War veteran. In 1924,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13C_acquisition-of-quantico-marine-reservation_Quantico-VA.html
This marks the sitewhere in May 1917Franklin Delano RooseveltAssistant Secretary of the NavyandMajor General Commandant George Barnettcut the first tree symbolizing officialacquisition of the Marine ReservationQuantico, Virginia.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13A_crusading-for-right_Quantico-VA.html
(north face)1775???Semper Fidelis???1918In memory of the Officers and Men of the6th Machine Gun BattalionUnited States Marineswho gave their lives for their Countryin the World War in 1918. This tablet was erected bythe Thomas Roberts ReathMarine …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM116_alexander-henderson_Montclair-VA.html
Alexander Henderson, Colonial Merchant, born Glasgow, Scotland 1738. Came to Colchester, VA. 1756. Moved to Dumfries 1787, where his home still stands. Served as Vestryman Pohick Church, Magistrate of Fairfax and Prince William Cos., Member Virgin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZK_let-there-be-lights_Woodbridge-VA.html
This Monument is a testimony to the vision of PWSI President Ed Foster-Simeon's "Let There Be Lights" campaign.
On July 26, 2001, PWSI solidified Ed's vision by dedicating these lights, bringing PWSI out of the darkness and into the light.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZH_the-old-potomac-path_Woodbridge-VA.html
The Old Potomac PathOriginally an Indian Trail and traversed by early settlers, it later became the first coach and post road between Northern and Southern Colonies, and was calledThe King's HighwayGeneral Washington often stopped here to visit Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ3_howison-homestead_Woodbridge-VA.html
Howison HomesteadStephen Howison I1736 - 1815Stephen Howison III1776 - 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 thought is the place of my childh…