Broadwater Family Cemetery - Vienna, Virginia
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flyingmoose
N 38° 53.373 W 077° 15.744
18S E 303779 N 4306952
Originally on the family's vast property in Northern Virginia is now in a front yard along Tapawingo Road South West.
Waymark Code: WM13RXH
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2021
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Plaque Text:
Site of the Manor House
Springfield
Built circa 1750 on 1120 acre
land grant of 1726
to camptain Charles Broadwater
of Surrey England
who was appointed by King George III
as the first sheriff of Fairfax County.
He was the father of
Charles Broadwater (1717-1806)
Colonel of Virginia Militia
who served as county sheriff and justice
and
with George Washington
as Burgess of Fairfax County
to the convention at Williamsburg
on August 1, 1774.
Colonel Broadwater is believed to rest here
with his son Lietenant Charles Lewis Broadwater (1751-1841)
and his grandson
Lieutenant Charles Guy Broadwater (1786-1827)
Memorial erected November 1986
By Historic Vienna, Inc.