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Occoquan (/ ˈ ɒ k ə k w ɒ n /) [6] is a town in Prince William County, Virginia founded in 1804. [7] The population was 934 at the 2010 United States Census . The current mayor is Earnest W. Porta Jr.
Occoquan Historic District is a national historic district located at Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia. It encompasses 60 contributing buildings in the town of Occoquan. The buildings are predominantly frame, two-story, residential structures although the earliest examples are constructed of stone or brick.
The following is an incomplete list of festivals in Virginia. Festivals. Anime Mid-Atlantic; Castleton Festival; Celebrate Fairfax! Celebrate Literacy and Arts in the ...
Occoquan may refer to: Occoquan, Virginia; Occoquan River; Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge; Lorton and Occoquan Railroad; Occoquan Workhouse (prison) 1917 imprisonment of suffragettes at the Occoquan workhouse
The Workhouse concept gained support. Congress approved the purchase of 1,155 acres on the north bank of the Occoquan River in Virginia. The Workhouse was designed to rehabilitate and reform prisoners through fresh air, good food, honest work, and fair treatment.
Belmont Bay is accessible by boat via the Belmont Bay Harbor marina, which has a boat refueling station and is located along the banks of the Occoquan River. [9] Northeast of the community is Woodbridge station, located off U.S. Route 1, which serves Amtrak's Northeast Regional line and Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg Line.
The River View at Occoquan Regional Park in Lorton opened in 2018, part of the Jean R. Packard Center. The center also features Brickmakers Cafe. Occoquan Regional Park is a regional park along a tributary of the Potomac River, located in Lorton in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia, USA.
The Turning Point Suffragist Memorial is a monument to American suffragists.The memorial is located in Lorton, Virginia's Occoquan Regional Park and stands in close ...