The Robertson Quarry, Stafford, VA
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garmin_geek
N 38° 26.572 W 077° 25.258
18S E 288715 N 4257730
The site of a 1800s quarry that supplied Aquia Sandstone for buildings in Washington, DC and the area.
Waymark Code: WM7E21
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2009
Views: 12
"The Robertson Quarry
In the 1800s, the Robertson Quarry was one of the many quarries in Stafford County which provided stone for government buildings, private homes and public buildings not only in Washington, DC but across the nation. The Robertson Quarry along with the quarries on Government Island, contributed the stone for the United States Capitol. In 1818, the area was known as the Towson Quarry.
Both slave and white laborers worked in the Quarry. They loaded the heavy Aquia sandstone into ox carts and hauled it to Coal Landing near Aquia Creek, where it was loaded onto ships and transported to Washington, DC and various constructions sites.
The original oxen ruts can still be located 200 feet from the right of this historical marker, in the gully of Austin Run, before Gallery Place."
Quoted directly from the sign.
Group that erected the marker: Austin Ridge Neighborhood
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
5000 Austin Ridge Dr
Staffors, VA USA
22554
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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