For this week’s then and now, we’re back to the Prince William County Library’s RELIC slide collection. #pwchistory #I95 #Rt234 #dumfries #crackerbarrel #thenandnow

For this week’s Historical Marker Monday, we’re on Neabsco Road, not far from the Tayloe Iron Forge were recently covered. The forge complex has been abandoned for nearly 40 years, and the country is now facing rebellion. #pwchistory #markermonday #neabsco #civilwar #texasbrigade #johnbellhood

In this week’s look at the newspapers, we’re remembering Prince William County’s dark history of slavery. #pwchistory #manassas #milfordmill #slavery #escape #charlesewell #newspapers #alexandriagazette

In this week’s look at Historical Markers, we are in Aden on Fleetwood Road. #pwchistory #aden #fleetwood #nokesville #asburyUMC #churches

In this week’s look at the local newspapers, we’re reading the Manassas Democrat in January 1918. The Larkin-Dorrell Co. Inc would like to be your supplier of animal feeds. #pwchistory #manassas #newspapers #feedstore

For this week’s then and now, we’re on Chinn Ridge, now a part of the Manassas National Battlefield Park. Revolutionary War veteran Bernard Hooe purchased land in 1769 and established his plantation Hazel Plain on the crest of a high ridge. #pwchistory #secondmanassas #chinnridge #hazelplain

As we learned in this week’s review of the newspapers, the Yorkshire tract had a number of notable owners. #pwchistory #yorkshire #manassas #wilmermclean #civilwar

In this week’s look at the newspapers, it’s June 1876, and it’s hard to imagine the sale of one piece of property involving so many historical Prince William County figures. #pwchistory #yorkshire #manassas #ripponlodge #wilmermclean #eppahunton #annaburg

We are back into the RELIC slide collection for this week's then and now. Taken at a time long before you could make a left unto Prince William Parkway and travel all the way to I-66 in Manassas, we're looking today at Route 1 in Woodbridge at Marumsco Plaza. #pwchistory #woodbridge #routeone

In this week’s look at local historical markers, we’re at the corner of Union and Commerce Streets in Occoquan. The Old Hammill Hotel, named today for the 4th owner of the building, once served stagecoach travelers between Washington DC and Richmond. #pwchistory #occoquan #civilwar

In this week's look at the newspapers, Thomas Lion, secretary of the General Insurance Agency, Inc of Manassas wants to insure you against all sorts of destructive acts of nature. #pwchistory #manassas #manassasjournal #newspapers

In this week’s look at historical markers, we’re back in the Bethel/Agnewville section of Prince William County - we’ve covered the school, church and cemetery - and the final marker is for a farm and general store. #pwchistory #russellhouse #bethel #agnewville #hechingers #erniesullins

Back in April, we met Dr. George Cocke, who owned the Cocke Pharmacy in Old Town. #pwchistory #manassas #cockepharmacy #WWII #warproductionboard #federalregister

For this week's then and now, we're still enjoying the PWC Library's RELIC slide collection. In this photo, we are at the intersection of Sudley Rd and Sudley Manor Dr, just south of I66 and the Manassas Battlefield. #pwchistory #manassas #sudley #sudleymanor #manassasnationalbattlefieldpark

In this week’s look at historical markers, we’re in Dumfries. The Virginia legislature granted a charter for a town in 1749. Located on Quantico Creek, John Graham named the town after his birthplace in Dumfrieshire, Scotland. #pwchistory #dumfries #grahampark #QuanticoMCB

Looking at the Washington Star 84 years ago today, and the 29th Infantry Division is about to go on maneuvers in Manassas Battlefield National Park. #pwchistory #manassasbattlefield #washingtonstar #manassasjournal

In this week's then and now, we're diving into Historic Prince William's scans of slides from RELIC. #pwchistory #relic #manassas #sudleyroad #manassasnationalbattlefieldpark #americanbattlefieldtrust

In this week’s look at historical markers, we’re on Spriggs Road in the Hope Hill community, near Ashland and Montclair. The Maddox-Scott Cemetery has approximately 33 graves surrounded by a wrought iron fence. #pwchistory #hopehill #cemeteries #spriggsroad

In this week’s look at the newspapers, it’s July of 1921, and the Prince William News has a number of items about the upcoming 60th anniversary of the Civil War’s Battle of First Manassas. #pwchistory #manassasnationalbattlefieldpark #princewilliamnews #nationalparkservice

Owned by the same family that owned the nearby Portici estate, the property known as the Conrad House was bought in 1858 by Mary A. Conrad. #pwchistory #manassasbattlefield #sudley

In this week’s historical marker, we’re near the relatively new intersection of Route 234 and Prince William Parkway. The original roadbed and tavern site are gone, as a result of when the 234 by-pass was first constructed. #pwchistory #brentsville #manassas #thomasjefferson

It’s early July in 1950, and Longwood Park Speedway invites you in this ad from the Manassas Journal to come to the races on Saturday night. #pwchistory #manassas #olddominionspeedway #manassasjournal #nascar

We're staying in Dale City,VA for this week's then and now, courtesy of Historic Prince William's Edward S. Stallknecht Photo Collection. It's the mid 1970's, and Glendale Plaza looks very alone. #pwchistory #dalecityva

Thomas Brawner Gaines was a farmer and land owner who lived in an area of Prince William County originally called “Middle Grounds”, and then "New Stable”. #pwchistory #gainesvilleva #datacenters

It’s November 1894, and F.W Hynson is advertising in the Manassas Gazette with the hopes of selling you a stove. Frederick Warren Hynson was a merchant, and served on the Manassas Town Council from 1885 to 1893.  He built a house on West street around 1895. #pwchistory #manassas

In this week's then and now, it's the late 70s in the Dale City section of Prince William County, and construction has only made it to the "N" neighborhood (Dale City neighborhoods go in alphabetical order, with streets names all starting in "A", then "B", etc.). #pwchistory #dalecityva #pwcpd

It's June of 1974, and houses are selling in the newly renamed Montclair section of eastern Prince William County. This advertisement in the Manassas Journal Messenger has hastily added "Montclair" to its original name of Country Club Lake. #pwchistory #montclairva #princewilliamcounty

Near the county courthouse in Manassas is a memorial to the county residents who died in World War I. #pwchistory #manassas #memorialday

It’s Memorial Day 1950 in Manassas. After a parade through town, a program at the high school included a Navy officer telling the crowd that there was a 50/50 chance of a war with the Soviet Union. #pwchistory #manassas #memorialday

For this week’s Then and Now, we’re at the corner of Main and Church streets in Old Town Manassas. The original home of the Manassas Presbyterian Church was built in 1875. Serving as a church until 1977, it has since been used for a series of restaurants. #pwchistory #manassas