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Stafford County was once home to numerous Country Stores, which served as community focal points, providing groceries, fuel, feed for livestock, and social interaction, all under family ownership and operation. Residents of Stafford relied on these stores for necessities between their weekly shopping trips to Fredericksburg. Unfortunately, few Country Stores have survived. Mountain View Market,…

In April 1941, the Falmouth Volunteer Fire Department became Stafford’s first fire department. For the next five years, the Falmouth Fire Department would be housed in a 24 foot by 50-foot building near the intersection of Cambridge Street and Warrenton Road. The membership elected WP. “Bill” Quesenberry Fire Chief, Perry A. Thompson President, EC. Hedrick…

Discover Stafford’s African American History The Stafford County African American Heritage Trail (SAAHT) driving tour was created by Discover Stafford and the African American Heritage Advisory Committeeworking with UMW Geography Department, to highlight the stories about the deep history of the Black population in Stafford County. Over 20 locations and countless stories that showcase the…

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The document below contains abstracts of free negroes and slaves in Stafford County Court Minutes and Order Books covering 1790-1793, 1806-1809, 1825-1827, 1830-1835, and 1852-1867.  The document was compiled by Joan W. Peters, C.G.R.S. Stafford County African Americans 1790-1867

In 1871, Frederick Douglass and his son rode to Alexandria aboard the mail steamer Georgeanna enroute to the first issue of his newspaper, The New National Era. Douglass believed in the importance of the black press and his leadership role within it, despite the struggles of his and others earlier black news enterprises. The Georgeanna was…