Stafford, Virginia

Stafford Courthouse
Census-designated place (CDP)

Stafford Virginia, a view from Courthouse Road

Location in Stafford County and the state of Virginia.
Coordinates: 38°25′19″N 77°24′30″W / 38.42194°N 77.40833°WCoordinates: 38°25′19″N 77°24′30″W / 38.42194°N 77.40833°W
Country  United States
Commonwealth  Virginia
County Stafford
Area
 • Total 4.276000 sq mi (11.074789 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,239
 • Density 990/sq mi (380/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 22554, 22556
Website Official website for the County

Stafford is a census-designated place (listed as Stafford Courthouse) in and the county seat of Stafford County in the northern part of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia.[1] The population as of the 2010 United States Census was 4,239.[2] It lies 10 miles (16 km) north of Fredericksburg, approximately 40 miles (64 km) south of metropolitan Washington, D.C., and about 60 miles (97 km) north of Richmond, the Commonwealth capital (Connor, 2003). The Marine Corps Base Quantico is located north of the community. Stafford Courthouse is located at the intersections of U.S. Highway 1, and Courthouse Road.

History

English sea captain, Samuel Argall abducted the Pamunkey princess, Pocahontas near this area on April 13, 1613 while she was residing with her Patawomeck husband, Kocoum in an attempt to secure some English prisoners for release and ammunitions held by her father. It occurred in the eastern part of this county, from where the colonists took her to a secondary English settlement, known as Henricus (or Henrico Town). The vicar, Alexander Whitaker converted Pocahontas to Christianity during her captivity. He renamed the princess "Rebecca" at her baptism. Rebecca married English colonist John Rolfe on April 5, 1614 in Jamestown.[3][4]

Accokeek Furnace Archeological Site, Public Quarry at Government Island, Redoubt No. 2, and Stafford Training School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Stafford County, VA". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.
  3. ↑ John Rolfe Highway Marker
  4. ↑ Kidnapping of Pocahontas Highway Marker or Pocahontas Highway Marker
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.

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