Neabsco Iron Works

Neabsco Iron Works is a Virginia historical marker in Prince William County, dedicated 2000.

Neabsco Road at intersection with Route 1

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Situated along the nearby Neabsco Creek, the Neabsco Iron Works began operation by 1737. Directed by John Tayloe of Richmond County and succeeding family members, the ironworks evolved into a multifaceted antebellum industrial plantation, which included such activities as shipbuilding, milling, smithing, leatherworking, farming, and shoemaking. The complex became an important supplier of raw materials for weaponry during the American Revolution. The Neabsco Iron Works operation ended about 1828, after the death of John Tayloe III, when his sons sold most of the remaining Neabsco lands.

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1733 · A map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish settlements adjacent… (Princeton University Library)
1755 · Virginie, Maryland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1794 · Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1862 · Map Of N. Eastern Virginia And Vicinity Of Washington (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1944 · Quantico, Virginia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Virginie, Maryland, 1755, covering the location of Neabsco Iron Works, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Virginie, Maryland, 1755, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Neabsco Iron Works

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