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Woodbridge is not an incorporated town or city, but is a postal location in Prince William County. There are three zip codes for homes or businesses in Woodbridge. They are 22191, 22192 and 22193. Dale City is the oldest and certainly largest subdivision in 22193. It was started by Cecil Hy...
07/28/2014
If not, you have missed an opportunity to understand the rich history of churches in the early life of the residents of Prince Wuilliam County. The good news is that they still stand and will welcome you. One of the primary factors in the colonization of the "New World" was to escape both rel...
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---- Plenty Of Nails So It Won't Shake" Those words were spoken in 1905 by Thomas J. Moore, a newly elected Trustee of Buckhall United Methodist Church in Manassas.Prior to that Buckhall was served once a month by a Methodist circuit rider pastor. In June 1905 Joseph and Lydia Hensley donated lan...
07/28/2014
The story of Greenwich Presbyterian in Nokesville began with the birth of Aminta Elizabeth Douglass who was born April 1, 1777 in Maryland.In April, 1802 she married Gilbert Irland Moxley and moved to Greenwich, VA. Shortly after her arrival she began holding religious services in her home. They ...
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The church above was built in 1847 by Episcopalians and named Saint James. At some point in time they used it as the Prince William Academy. It was next acquired by the Church of the Brethren. During the Civil War it was used by both Confederate and Union troops as a barracks and hospital. By th...
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The Brentsville Union Church was completed in 1874 and is still available for worship services by local religious groups. The church is part of the 28 acre Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre. The church, 1822 courthouse, 1822 jail and 1922 one room schoolhouse are now owned and maintained by...
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A Mighty Church Grew According to the Ebnezer Baptist Church website it was the first African American church in this part of Northern Virginia. Located in the Town of Occoquan, land for the church was purchased in 1881, only seven years after the town itself was incorporated. The first cornersto...
07/28/2014
Bethel Church has been at the same intersection (Smoketown and Minnieville) since it was built in 1850. Originally, it sat across from the Sunoco service station in what would have been the middle of Smoketown Road. In 1977 the Bethel Historical Society had the building moved to its present site...
07/28/2014
Asbury Methodist Episcopal South in Nokesville is one of the many historic churches in Prince William County. There is very little documentation available except that seen on the marker that stands in front of the church. Photographing and researching these churches has given me the opportunity t...
07/28/2014
In 1801 a district courthouse serving Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William Counties was built in Haymarket VA. In 1807 the Virginia General Assembly established circuit courts in each county and ordered the building be sold In 1809 it was sold to the Hygeia Academy (a medical college} w...
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