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3 days ago · Fredericksburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,982. [4] It is 48 miles (77 km) south of Washington, D.C., and 53 miles (85 km) north of Richmond.
Apr 12, 2024 · Fredericksburg, city, administratively independent of, but located in, Spotsylvania county, northeastern Virginia, U.S., at the head of navigation of the Rappahannock River. The site, settled in 1671, was laid out in 1727 and named for Prince Frederick Louis, father of King George III of England.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 28, 2024 · Local Resources Provided by UMW. Maintained by the Historic Preservation Department at the University of Mary Washington. Includes links to 19th-century Fredericksburg directories, historic district codes, an index to 18th- and 19th-century Fredericksburg newspapers, and an index to Mutual Assurance Society policies, and more.
Dec 4, 2022 · The Corporate Towne of Fredericksburg is founded from a portion of Spotsylvania by act of the Virginia General Assembly. It is named for Frederick, Prince of Wales. 1730. Virginia’s first...
Apr 1, 2024 · This photograph, A View of Fredericksburg’s William Street 155 Years Ago, by James Gardner, shows the north side of the 300 block of Williams Street. At center we see a gathering of soldiers in front of the United States Sanitary Commission supply depot. The USSC was a civilian-run relief organization sanctioned by the federal government ...
4 days ago · Virginia, constituent state of the U.S., one of the original 13 colonies. It is bordered by Maryland to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, North Carolina and Tennessee to the south, Kentucky to the west, and West Virginia to the northwest. The state capital is Richmond.
5 days ago · Books on The Battle of Fredericksburg (First) & the Fredericksburg Campaign are available from Amazon.com. Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, in response to requests and proddings from President Abraham Lincoln and General-in-Chief Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck, planned a late fall offensive in which he hoped to cross the Rappahannock River, seize the city of Fredericksburg, and then move southward ...
