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Dumfries peaked in size and importance in 1763. For about 15 years Dumfries was a thriving port when several factors brought about its demise: the Revolutionary War, erosion and siltation, and the shift in the main shipping commodity (from tobacco to wheat and sugar). The Dumfries Cemetery contains burials of some of the Dumfries pioneers.
Weems–Botts House Museum is a small historic museum in Dumfries, Virginia, United States.The museum includes the landmark Weems–Botts House on the corner of Duke Street and Cameron Street and the Weems–Botts Museum Annex, which houses the Lee Lansing Research Library and Archive, located at 3944 Cameron Street.
The Dumfries Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia. It is located on Mine Road near Cameron Street. The cemetery includes ...
Dumfries (/ d ʌ m ˈ f r iː s / ⓘ dum-FREESS; Scots: Dumfries; from Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phris [ˌt̪un ˈfɾʲiʃ]) is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, 25 miles (40 km) from the Anglo-Scottish border.
State Route 234 (Dumfries Road/Prince William Parkway/Sudley Road) State Route 234 Business (Dumfries Road/Grant Avenue/Sudley Road) State Route 294 (Prince William Parkway) State Route 393 (Campus Drive) State Route 394 (College Drive) State Route 612 (Yates Ford Road) State Route 619 (Linton Hall Road/Bristow Road/Joplin Road/Fuller Heights Road)
The Henderson House is a historic U.S. home located in Dumfries, Virginia. Alexander Henderson built this home in the late 18th century near the Old Post Road (King's Highway). [2] Alexander Henderson was the father of Archibald Henderson, fifth Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School is a private, college preparatory, coeducational Catholic high school in Dumfries, Virginia, led by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. As a diocesan school of the Diocese of Arlington, it is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Potomac Senior High School is a public secondary school in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States; just outside Dumfries. Potomac Senior High School, which serves the nearby incorporated town of Dumfries was established in 1981. When the school first opened there were only freshmen and the students went to school.