Fredericksburg

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city in Virginia county-equivalent independent city

Fredericksburg is a historic independent city in Virginia known for its significant Civil War battlefields and well-preserved colonial-era downtown.

Aliases (4)

Fredericksburg, Virginia ×67
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States ×2
Fredericksburg region ×1
Fredericksburg station ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city in Virginia → county-equivalent → independent city →
areaCode	540 →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States of America →
founded	1728 →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasAttraction	Chatham Manor (across the river) → Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop → Kenmore Plantation → Mary Washington House → Rising Sun Tavern →
hasHistoricDistrict	Fredericksburg Historic District →
hasHistoricSite	Fredericksburg National Cemetery → Old Town Fredericksburg → Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights →
hasInstitution	University of Mary Washington →
hasRailStation	Fredericksburg station →
incorporatedAsCity	1879 →
incorporatedAsTown	1781 →
isIndependentOf	any county government →
knownFor	American Civil War battlefields → Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park → colonial-era architecture → well-preserved historic downtown →
locatedBetween	Richmond, Virginia → Washington, D.C. →
locatedIn	Spotsylvania County, Virginia →
locatedOnRiver	Rappahannock River →
namedAfter	Frederick, Prince of Wales →
nearbyMilitaryBase	Fort Walker (formerly Fort A.P. Hill) → Marine Corps Base Quantico →
partOf	Northern Virginia region → Washington metropolitan area →
postalCodePrefix	22401 →
roleInHistory	colonial-era port and trading center → strategic Civil War transportation hub →
siteOf	Battle of Chancellorsville (nearby) → Battle of Fredericksburg → Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (nearby) → Battle of the Wilderness (nearby) →
state	Virginia →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
tourism	heritage tourism destination →
transportation	Interstate 95 → U.S. Route 1 → Virginia Railway Express →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aquia Harbour, Virginia ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") → Quantico ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") → Stafford County, Virginia ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") → Warrenton ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") →	locatedNorthOf
Florence King ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") → Hugh Mercer ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") → John Paul Jones ("Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States") →	residence
Spotsylvania County, Virginia ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") → Stafford County, Virginia ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") →	borderedBy
Florence King ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") → James Farmer ("Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States") →	placeOfDeath
Quantico (Virginia Railway Express station) ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") →	connectsTo
Virginia Railway Express ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") →	endPointOfFredericksburgLine
Rappahannock River ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") →	flowsThrough
Stafford County, Virginia ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") →	hasBorderWith
Rappahannock River ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") →	hasCityOnBank
Fredericksburg, Virginia ("Fredericksburg station") →	hasRailStation
Northern Virginia →	hasSubregion
Guinea Station, Virginia ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") →	nearCity
Battle of Fredericksburg ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") →	place
Spotsylvania County, Virginia ("Fredericksburg region") →	region
Fredericksburg Line ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") →	secondaryTerminusCity
Fredericksburg Line ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") →	terminus
Florence King ("Fredericksburg, Virginia") →	workLocation