Washington’s First Journey to the Frontier
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flyingmoose
N 38° 40.497 W 077° 16.866
18S E 301563 N 4283175
Located in front of "The Old Mill" at Tacket's Mill.
Waymark Code: WM14ND6
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2021
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Marker Text:
On March 11, 1748, George Washington and George William Fairfax crossed the Occoquan above the falls near here – Washington to enter the service of Lord Fairfax, and Lord Fairfax to meet his constituents in Frederick County. They traveled by horseback on an unmarked route roughly paralleling the Davis Ford-Minnieville corridor to the Court House near Independent Hill. By evening they reached Neavil’s Ordinary on the south fork of the Dumfries Road, 40 miles from Ft. Belvoir, the starting point.
Marker Title: NA
Marker Location: Shopping Center
County or Independent City: Prince William
Marker Program Sponsor: Prince William County Historical Commission 1984
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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