Brentsville
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N 38° 41.362 W 077° 30.011
18S E 282546 N 4285273
Erected 1980 by the Prince William Historical Commission. (Marker Number 41.)
Waymark Code: WMGCZE
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2013
Views: 2
Fourth seat of the Prince William County government. Courthouse, jail, Episcopal Chapel, and White House were built in 1822 on land originally part of the Brent Town tract confiscated from Robert Bristow, a Tory, in 1779. ? St. James Church of Dettingen Parish (now Hatcher’s Memorial Baptist), was built in 1847 on the site of the old chapel. ? During the War Between the States Col. Mosby operated in this area. ? In 1893 the county seat was moved to Manassas.
Marker Number: 41
Marker Title: Brentsville
Marker Location: Bristow, Virginia
County or Independent City: Prince William County
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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