Government Island
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Government Island is a historic sandstone quarry site in Stafford County, Virginia, whose stone was used in early Washington, D.C. landmarks such as the U.S. Capitol and the White House.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Government Island canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
island ⓘ sandstone quarry ⓘ |
| category |
Historic districts in Virginia
ⓘ
Islands of Virginia ⓘ Protected areas of Stafford County, Virginia ⓘ Quarries in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Stafford County, Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Stafford County
|
| currentUse |
heritage tourism site
ⓘ
public park ⓘ |
| eraOfPrimaryUse |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Aquia quarry site ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coastal forest
ⓘ
tidal marsh ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
boardwalks
ⓘ
canal remains ⓘ interpretive trails ⓘ quarry pits ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasTrail | Government Island trail system ⓘ |
| historicalUse | quarrying building stone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Stafford County, Virginia
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Aquia Creek ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Potomac River
ⓘ
Stafford, Virginia ⓘ |
| managedBy | Stafford County Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| materialExtracted | Aquia Creek sandstone ⓘ |
| NRHPCategory | site ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aquia Creek
ⓘ
surface form:
Aquia Creek watershed
|
| region | Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| significance | source of stone for early federal buildings in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| stoneUsedFor |
United States Capitol
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. landmarks ⓘ White House ⓘ early Washington, D.C. public buildings ⓘ |
| stoneUsedInCity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking
ⓘ
historical interpretation ⓘ nature observation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.