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The company started life as the Davis Brothers Ice & Fuel Company, but Bailey Davis was killed as a part of a tawdry love triangle by Karl Austin, an insurance agent in town. By 1923, Edgar Parrish had take over the company, and it took over the name known today.
November 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The company started life as the Davis Brothers Ice & Fuel Company, but Bailey Davis was killed as a part of a tawdry love triangle by Karl Austin, an insurance agent in town. By 1923, Edgar Parrish had take over the company, and it took over the name known today.
In this week’s look at the newspapers, it’s May of 1931, and the Manassas Ice and Fuel Company wants to make sure you have enough block ice to keep your food safe. #princewilliamcounty #newspapers #manassas #mifco #parrish
November 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
In this week’s look at the newspapers, it’s May of 1931, and the Manassas Ice and Fuel Company wants to make sure you have enough block ice to keep your food safe. #princewilliamcounty #newspapers #manassas #mifco #parrish
His grandson John Carter built his home, Sudley Mansion, north of Bull Run in Fairfax County around 1760. While a definitive answer on where the name Sudley came from, it became common through the area.
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
His grandson John Carter built his home, Sudley Mansion, north of Bull Run in Fairfax County around 1760. While a definitive answer on where the name Sudley came from, it became common through the area.
For this week’s origin of road names, we’re looking at Sudley Road (as well as Sudley Manor Road) in the Manassas area. Not surprising that “King” Carter (or one of his descendants) was key to the Sudley name. #princewilliamcountyhistory #roads #sudley #sudleysprings #battleofmanassas #kingcarter
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
For this week’s origin of road names, we’re looking at Sudley Road (as well as Sudley Manor Road) in the Manassas area. Not surprising that “King” Carter (or one of his descendants) was key to the Sudley name. #princewilliamcountyhistory #roads #sudley #sudleysprings #battleofmanassas #kingcarter
For this week’s look at historical markers, we’re again heading outside of our normal Prince William County. #historicalmarkers #gabriel #slavery #rebellion #jamesmonroe #patrickhenry #richmond
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
For this week’s look at historical markers, we’re again heading outside of our normal Prince William County. #historicalmarkers #gabriel #slavery #rebellion #jamesmonroe #patrickhenry #richmond
\Gabriel was an enslaved blacksmith who worked in the Richmond area. He was literate, skilled, and inspired by the revolutionary ideals of liberty and justice that echoed through the new nation.
November 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
\Gabriel was an enslaved blacksmith who worked in the Richmond area. He was literate, skilled, and inspired by the revolutionary ideals of liberty and justice that echoed through the new nation.
For this week’s look at the newspapers, we’re stepping out of our normal focus on Prince William County, and reading in the October 14, 1800 edition of the Virginian Argus about the tragic end of Gabriel’s rebellion. #newspapers #gabriel #hanovertavern #rebellion #richmond #slavery
November 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
For this week’s look at the newspapers, we’re stepping out of our normal focus on Prince William County, and reading in the October 14, 1800 edition of the Virginian Argus about the tragic end of Gabriel’s rebellion. #newspapers #gabriel #hanovertavern #rebellion #richmond #slavery
For this week’s then and now, we’re looking south across where Powell’s Creek meets the Potomac River. #princewilliamcountyhistory #thenandnow #potomac #powellscreek #myron #cherryhill #potomacshores #railroad
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
For this week’s then and now, we’re looking south across where Powell’s Creek meets the Potomac River. #princewilliamcountyhistory #thenandnow #potomac #powellscreek #myron #cherryhill #potomacshores #railroad
The route was laid out by the Lee Highway Association, a private group founded in 1919 to create the route and encourage the improvement of roadways between Washington and San Diego.
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The route was laid out by the Lee Highway Association, a private group founded in 1919 to create the route and encourage the improvement of roadways between Washington and San Diego.
In this week’s look at the roads, we are on US Route 29, which is called Lee Highway from Centreville to Warrenton through Prince William County. The Lee Highway was an auto trail through the American South and Southwest. #princewilliamcountyhistory #roads #route29 #leehighway #robertelee
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In this week’s look at the roads, we are on US Route 29, which is called Lee Highway from Centreville to Warrenton through Prince William County. The Lee Highway was an auto trail through the American South and Southwest. #princewilliamcountyhistory #roads #route29 #leehighway #robertelee
Promising a post office and church nearby, candidates were encouraged by the ad in the Manassas Journal to contact the Board Clerk for more details. Today, the process for teachers applying to Prince William County Schools for employment is a much different.
October 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Promising a post office and church nearby, candidates were encouraged by the ad in the Manassas Journal to contact the Board Clerk for more details. Today, the process for teachers applying to Prince William County Schools for employment is a much different.
In this week’s look at the newspapers, it’s October 1906, and the Prince William County School Board is looking for a teacher. Gold Ridge School was off of Aden Road, a few miles west of Independent Hill. #princewilliamcountyhistory #newspapers #manassasjournal #goldridge #pwcs #schools
October 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In this week’s look at the newspapers, it’s October 1906, and the Prince William County School Board is looking for a teacher. Gold Ridge School was off of Aden Road, a few miles west of Independent Hill. #princewilliamcountyhistory #newspapers #manassasjournal #goldridge #pwcs #schools
The plantation likely included a large two story wood frame main house with brick chimneys, farm fields and pastures, slave quarters, a barn and other farm structures. Sadly, as a planation, there are nearly 60 enslaved individuals listed in the 1797, 1826 and 1831 inventories of the property.
October 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The plantation likely included a large two story wood frame main house with brick chimneys, farm fields and pastures, slave quarters, a barn and other farm structures. Sadly, as a planation, there are nearly 60 enslaved individuals listed in the 1797, 1826 and 1831 inventories of the property.
Part of the original Brent Town track, Green Level was a planation that was neighbors with others in the area including Effingham, Fleetwood, Truro, Park Gate, and Pilgrim’s Rest.
October 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Part of the original Brent Town track, Green Level was a planation that was neighbors with others in the area including Effingham, Fleetwood, Truro, Park Gate, and Pilgrim’s Rest.
For this week’s look at historical markers, we're in Aden, off of Fleetwood Drive at the Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area. #princewilliamcountyhistory #historicalmarkers #greenlevel #brenttown #wildlife
October 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
For this week’s look at historical markers, we're in Aden, off of Fleetwood Drive at the Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area. #princewilliamcountyhistory #historicalmarkers #greenlevel #brenttown #wildlife
For this week’s then and now, it’s June 1977, and we’re looking at another photo from Historic Prince William’s Ed Stallknecht collection. #princewilliamcountyhistory #thenandnow #boardofsupervisors #mccourtadministrationcenter
October 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
For this week’s then and now, it’s June 1977, and we’re looking at another photo from Historic Prince William’s Ed Stallknecht collection. #princewilliamcountyhistory #thenandnow #boardofsupervisors #mccourtadministrationcenter
For this week’s look at the origin of road names, we are in Nokesville on Marsteller Drive. The Marsteller family was an early and prominent landowning family in Prince William County. #princewilliamcountyhistory #roads #marsteller #nokesville #VA28
October 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
For this week’s look at the origin of road names, we are in Nokesville on Marsteller Drive. The Marsteller family was an early and prominent landowning family in Prince William County. #princewilliamcountyhistory #roads #marsteller #nokesville #VA28
By 1907, Congress eliminated the special subsidy that Southern received, and the service was shut down. Two Prince William County residents were killed in the train crash.
October 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
By 1907, Congress eliminated the special subsidy that Southern received, and the service was shut down. Two Prince William County residents were killed in the train crash.
As service improved and railroads were faster, Fast Mail trains were introduced across the country beginning in 1875. In 1884, the Post Service told Congress that “mails are now carried on special mail trains that have the right of way over all others, and are rarely behind time."
October 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As service improved and railroads were faster, Fast Mail trains were introduced across the country beginning in 1875. In 1884, the Post Service told Congress that “mails are now carried on special mail trains that have the right of way over all others, and are rarely behind time."
For this week’s look at historical markers, we are at the Harris Pavilion in Old Town Manassas, learning about the mail trains. The Railway Mail Service was established in the late 1860s. #princewilliamcountyhistory #manassas #southernrailroad #trains #fastmail #historicalmarkers
October 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
For this week’s look at historical markers, we are at the Harris Pavilion in Old Town Manassas, learning about the mail trains. The Railway Mail Service was established in the late 1860s. #princewilliamcountyhistory #manassas #southernrailroad #trains #fastmail #historicalmarkers
In this week’s look at the newspapers, it’s March of 1945, close to the end of World War II. #princewilliamcountyhistory #newspapers #manassas #worldwar2 #cib #purpleheart #bronzestar
October 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In this week’s look at the newspapers, it’s March of 1945, close to the end of World War II. #princewilliamcountyhistory #newspapers #manassas #worldwar2 #cib #purpleheart #bronzestar
For this week’s then and now, we’re back on Minnieville Road near the Greenwood Primitive Baptist church we’ve visited recently. #princewilliamcountyhistory #thenandnow #minnieville #dalecity #civilwar #6thNC
October 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
For this week’s then and now, we’re back on Minnieville Road near the Greenwood Primitive Baptist church we’ve visited recently. #princewilliamcountyhistory #thenandnow #minnieville #dalecity #civilwar #6thNC
Wellington was a small community and railroad stop (also known as Reed’s Station) that was located at the intersection of the Manassas Gap Railroad and Balls Ford Road. The community was named for the farm (called Wellington) of the Beedle family, who were the original owners of the farm.
October 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Wellington was a small community and railroad stop (also known as Reed’s Station) that was located at the intersection of the Manassas Gap Railroad and Balls Ford Road. The community was named for the farm (called Wellington) of the Beedle family, who were the original owners of the farm.
For this week’s look at the origin of road names, we’re looking at Wellington Road. #princewilliamcountyhistory #roads #wellington #southernrailroad #msanassasgap
October 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
For this week’s look at the origin of road names, we’re looking at Wellington Road. #princewilliamcountyhistory #roads #wellington #southernrailroad #msanassasgap
It was one of several large plantations constructed in the late 1700s in southern Prince William County near Cedar Run by prominent families who settled the area from the Tidewater section of Virginia.
October 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It was one of several large plantations constructed in the late 1700s in southern Prince William County near Cedar Run by prominent families who settled the area from the Tidewater section of Virginia.