Outside DC [I Live In Virginia]
Curious if anyone else is in the Woodbridge area?
51-55, F
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Skilllickous · 51-55, M
Skilllickous · 51-55, M
@techkb52 i think so
LustAndMadness · 51-55, M
@techkb52 Ok, time for "More Information Than You Wanted!"
George Mason IV was one of the founding fathers and had a hand in writing the US Constitution. He was the original owner of the land south of the Occoquan River, what is now Prince William County. He also owned a huge swath of land north of the river. When he died, he left the land to his son George Mason V.
The Mason family owned and operated a ferry, which was the only way across the Occoquan. Another family further upriver had been attempting to build their own ferry, but they needed permission from Congress to do so and that permission was never granted. But when George died and left the land to his son, that other family was finally granted permission to build their ferry.
A good amount of the Mason family income came from that ferry and now that there would be competition, they faced a serious loss in revenue. So George V decided to build a bridge. It was a wooden structure which didn't last very long. Shortly after being built, a storm flooded the river and washed away the bridge. George V never got the chance to rebuild because he lost his life in a duel.
That wooden bridge lasted less than a year and was never replaced, but it was that bridge which gave Woodbridge its name.
George Mason IV was one of the founding fathers and had a hand in writing the US Constitution. He was the original owner of the land south of the Occoquan River, what is now Prince William County. He also owned a huge swath of land north of the river. When he died, he left the land to his son George Mason V.
The Mason family owned and operated a ferry, which was the only way across the Occoquan. Another family further upriver had been attempting to build their own ferry, but they needed permission from Congress to do so and that permission was never granted. But when George died and left the land to his son, that other family was finally granted permission to build their ferry.
A good amount of the Mason family income came from that ferry and now that there would be competition, they faced a serious loss in revenue. So George V decided to build a bridge. It was a wooden structure which didn't last very long. Shortly after being built, a storm flooded the river and washed away the bridge. George V never got the chance to rebuild because he lost his life in a duel.
That wooden bridge lasted less than a year and was never replaced, but it was that bridge which gave Woodbridge its name.