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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MPY_spence-and-william-grayson_Woodbridge-VA.html
Left marker:
Chaplain Spence Grayson
1734-1798
Grayson's Additional Continental Rgt
Right marker:
Colonel William Grayson
1736-1790
Grayson's Additional Continental Rgt
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MPX_revolutionary-soldiers-spence-and-william-grayson_Woodbridge-VA.html
Upper left marker:
Revolutionary Soldier
Spence Grayson
1734-1798
Upper right marker:
Revolutionary Soldier
William Grayson
1736-1790
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JK4_war-in-the-chesapeake_Woodbridge-VA.html
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During the War of 1812 the young United States was embroiled in conflict with Great Britain. From 1812 to 1815 Americans fought to protect their rights and economic independence. They faced superior enemy forces on the homefront and the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FQJ_leesylvania_Woodbridge-VA.html
Located along the Potomac River between Nebasco and Powells creeks and extending inland to include lands west of U.S. Route 1, this vast tract was patented in 1658 by Gervais Dodson. Henry Lee II (1729-1787) inherited the acreage upon his father's…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CF3_a-fight-on-the-potomac_Woodbridge-VA.html
A Fight on the Potomac took place here on September 25, 1861. According to Confederate Sgt. Wilmot Walter Curry, his unit was ordered to construct a battery at Freestone Point in order to deflect attention from larger, more permanent batteries dow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAGP_confederate-winter-camps_Woodbridge-VA.html
After the Confederate victory at Ball's Bluff in October 1861, the Union and Confederate armies settled into winter camps between Washington and Richmond. Confederate forces withdrew from Fairfax County to Prince William County and defended a line…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM975_the-freestone-fisheries_Woodbridge-VA.html
The Freestone Fisheries played an important role in Leesylvania's past. Their successful operation, given the plentiful numbers of fish in the Potomac, provided a significant income to the successive proprietors of the Leesylvania estate. The Lee …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SZ_leesylvania_Woodbridge-VA.html
This historically important property was part of a land grant dating back to 1658 and was the site of "Leesylvania," the home of Henry Lee II (1729-1789). The Neabsco Iron Foundry, which was located nearby, furnished "pig iron and shot" to the Vir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4S3_william-graysons-grave_Woodbridge-VA.html
William Grayson, lawyer, member of the Continential Congress, Constitutional Convention and U.S. Senate, is buried nearby on property formerly part of "Belle Air," the family plantation. In 1774, Grayson organized Prince William County's first Rev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3XV_jim-weakland-field_Woodbridge-VA.html
This field is named in honor of a man who, for twelve years, dedicated his time to teaching the youth of Prince William County the true meaning of sportsmanship.
He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, police officer, and coach who alw…