Minor's Hill
Posted by: 
macdonr
N 38° 54.109 W 077° 09.461
18S E 312895 N 4308094
Minor's Hill was the site of a Confederate outpost early in the Civil War, and later housed a Union signal station.
Waymark Code: WMNYV
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2006
Views: 114
MINOR'S HILL
To the northwest is
Minor’s Hill, so called
for George Minor who
lived on the far side at
the time of the Revolu-
tion. It is the highest
elevation in the County.
In the fall of 1861, it
was the site of a Confed-
erate outpost. Afterwards
there was a Federal sig-
nal station at the top
of the hill. Here at the
foot of the hill was a
large cantonment housing
the reserve force sup-
porting the Federal out-
posts in Fairfax County.
This monument was erected by Arlington County, and is located in the Williamsburg neighborhood. The small park is nicely maintained and includes a paved parking area, benches in a garden setting, and a picnic area. The placename "Minor's Hill" is occasionally recorded in documents incorrectly as "Miner's Hill."
Please be careful of traffic along North Powhatan Street. If you are turning left into the park as you drive northwest, approaching traffic may be obscured by a rise in the road.