Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is a city in Virginia in the United States. It was important in the American Civil War, because of its location on the Rappahannock River, near the capital of the North (Washington, DC) and the South (Richmond, Virginia). In late 1862 the Battle of Fredericksburg was fought there.
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 Location of Fredericksburg in Northern Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′6.5″N 77°28′15″W / 38.301806°N 77.47083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | None (independent city) |
| Founded | 1728 |
| Incorporated | 1781 |
| Named for | Frederick, Prince of Wales |
| Area | |
| • Independent city | 10.52 sq mi (27.24 km2) |
| • Land | 10.45 sq mi (27.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Independent city | 27,982 |
| • Density | 2,659.9/sq mi (1,027.24/km2) |
| • Urban | 167,679 (US: 216th) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 22401 (USPS designates 5 zip codes for Fredericksburg, but 4 of them lie outside the Independent City in surrounding counties; only 22401 lies inside it) |
| FIPS code | 51-29744[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1494947[3] |
| Website | www |
| * Independent from Spotsylvania County in 1879 | |
Fredericksburg, Virginia Media
Fredericksburg, Virginia, March 1863. View from across the Rappahannock River. To the right is the steeple of Fredericksburg Baptist Church, and toward the center is the tower of St. George's Church. To the left are two mill buildings in the manufacturing district.
The RF&P Subdivision rail bridge over the Rappahannock River in 2017
Fredericksburg City Hall in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 2017
I took photo with Canon camera in downtown Fredericksburg, VA, of the Fredericksburg Museum.
St. George's Episcopal Church in downtown Fredericksburg was established in 1720.
Kenmore Plantation in Fredericksburg, Virginia as seen in 2006.
Monroe Hall, built in 1911, at the University of Mary Washington
The Fredericksburg train station, formerly of the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad
Wounded soldiers being tended at Marye's House in Fredericksburg in May 1864 after the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 2, 1863
References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
Other websites
Media related to Fredericksburg, Virginia at Wikimedia Commons
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