Aquia Creek
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Aquia Creek is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Virginia, historically significant for transportation, quarrying, and Civil War activity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aquia Creek canonical | 8 |
| Aquia Creek watershed | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tidal creek
ⓘ
tributary ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| environmentType | coastal plain stream ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Potomac River ⓘ |
| geologicalResource | Aquia Creek sandstone ⓘ |
| hadUnionSupplyBaseDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasConfluenceDirection | flows generally eastward to the Potomac River ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
navigable lower reaches
ⓘ
tidal estuarine environment ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear |
Aquia Harbour, Virginia
ⓘ
Aquia Harbour, Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Aquia Landing
|
| hasNearbyMilitaryInstallation |
Marine Corps Base Quantico
ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Corps Base Quantico (regional vicinity)
|
| hasRailConnection | Aquia Creek Landing railroad terminus (historical) ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ waterside residential development ⓘ |
| historicalSiteOnShore |
Aquia Harbour, Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Aquia Landing
|
| historicalTransportationMode |
railroad connection to Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
steamboat traffic ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Civil War military activity
ⓘ
quarrying ⓘ transportation route ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Aquia Creek skirmishes (1861) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Stafford County, Virginia
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western shore of the Potomac River ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Potomac River ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Aquia Harbour, Virginia
ⓘ
Stafford, Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Aquia Creek sandstone quarries
ⓘ
Civil War railroad terminus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chesapeake Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Chesapeake Bay watershed
Potomac River ⓘ
surface form:
Potomac River watershed
|
| region | Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| sandstoneUsedInConstructionOf |
United States Capitol
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Capitol (portions)
White House ⓘ
surface form:
White House (portions)
|
| sawMilitaryActionDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
river transport in the 18th century
ⓘ
river transport in the 19th century ⓘ shipping sandstone ⓘ |
| wasStrategicLocationDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| watercourseType | tidal tributary ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aquia Creek watershed