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Historic Homes & Buildings

• Aquia Episcopal Church
  2938 Jefferson Davis Highway • Stafford, VA 22554
  540-659-4007
  This church is one of the oldest colonial churches still in use in America. It was built between 1751 and 1757, and is noted for its three-tiered pulpit and Aquia stone trim. Visitors travel from around the world to study its example of the Lord's Prayer as hand-painted in calligraphy on wood behind the altar.  more...  map

• Stafford Courthouse (circa 1922)
  1300 Courthouse Road • Stafford, VA 22554
  The present courthouse sits on the sites of the wartime courthouse, which served as the headquarters for the Union XII Corps. On the front lawn is a local Vietnam Veterans Memorial.   map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Accokeek Iron Furnace Marker (circa 1726)
  550 Courthouse Road • Stafford, VA 22554
  The Principio Company constructed this site about 1726 on land leased from Augustine Washington, the father of George Washington, who was a partner in the company. The archaeological site is a rare example of 18th century Virginia industrial enterprise. It includes the furnace location, the wheel pit and races, a retaining wall made of slag, and extensive slag dump and mine pitts.  more...  map

• Andrew Chapel (circa 1854)
  1732 Brook Road • Stafford, VA 22554
  540-659-2461
  This historic church was was damaged during the Civil War, but its cemetery still remains. The current structure dates to 1904. more...  map

• Aquia Church Marker
  2938 Jefferson Davis Highway • Stafford, VA 22554
  This monument marks the location of Aquia Church, which was formed before 1680 by the Division of Potomac Parish. more...  map

• Aquia Crucifix Monument
  2938 Jefferson Davis Hwy • Stafford, VA 22554
  Created sometime around 1650, the crucifix is dedicated to the first English catholic settlers in Virginia after a proclamation was obtained from James II, granting freedom of religion to the colonists living on the 30,000 acre Brenton Tract. This monument commemorates one of the first examples of religious freedom in the new world.   map

• Aquia Landing on Aquia Creek
  2846 Brooke Road • Stafford, VA 22554
  540-658-4871
  Aquia Landing was the part of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. From here, passengers took steamboats up the Potomac River to Washington, DC. During the Civil War, it was a very important and highly sought-after logistical access point. Today, visitors enjoy a public beach, fishing, boating, and picnic areas.  more...  map