Events Along Neabsco Creek

Nearby are the sites of a fort ordered built in 1679 and the county’s oldest known tomb, that of Rose Peters in 1690. Iron mining began here as early as 1784, and remains of a colonial furnace, foundry, and mill have been discovered. In the winter of 1861–1862, Confederate regiments camped in the vicinity to support gun batteries set up to interdict Union navigation of the Potomac River.

Leesylvania, Virginia · United States