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Stephens City (/ ˈstiːvənz / STEE-vənz) is an incorporated town in the southern part of Frederick County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 2,016 at the time of the 2020 census, and an estimated population of 2,096 in 2022. [5][6] Founded by Peter Stephens in the 1730s, the colonial town was chartered and named for Lewis ...
Designated VLR. December 11, 1991 [3] The Newtown–Stephensburg Historic District is located in the central section of Stephens City, Virginia along U.S. Route 11 from the far northern to the far southern boundaries of the town and from just east of Green Hill Cemetery to just west of the interchange of State Route 277 and Interstate 81.
Peter Stephens was born Peter Steffen in Steinsfurt, then part of the Electoral Palatinate (present day Germany) on March 3, 1687. [2]Besides his birth in Swabia, little is known about Stephens before 1699 when he and his parents emigrated to America on William Penn's second shipload of families for the purpose of populating the then Colony of Pennsylvania.
September 24, 1998. (#98001162) Junction of Allen Circle and Courthouse Landing Rd., northwest of Shacklefords; also 106 Allen Circle. 37°40′10″N 76°52′41″W / 37.669444°N 76.878056°W / 37.669444; -76.878056 (King and Queen Courthouse Green Historic District) Shacklefords. 106 Allen Circle represents a boundary ...
There are 29 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark (the Cedar Creek Battlefield). This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 1, 2024. [2]
As of 2024, Spotsylvania County is the 14th most populated county in Virginia with 149,588 residences. [7] Its county seat is Spotsylvania. [8] Located along the Rappahannock River bordering the City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County, Spotsylvania County is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical ...
Kline's Mill, Virginia. / 39.04722°N 78.24028°W / 39.04722; -78.24028. Kline's Mill is a historic grinding mill in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. First built in the 1770s, the rebuilt 1794 mill [2] contains original millwork and is a rare surviving example of a mechanism based on Oliver Evans ' continuous milling system.
I am trying to get the Stephens City, Virginia article up to Good Article status and the reviewers have said that the current history section, while very good, is just too darned long. So my plan is to move the longer history section to History of Stephens City, Virginia and have a condensed version on the Stephens City, Virginia page. I ...