| Aquia Creek | |
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 Aquia Creek Landing under Union control in February 1863 during the American Civil War; this position swapped hands between the two armies during 1861 and 1862, until the Union established a logistical supply point at Aquia Creek for the Army of the Potomac. | |
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| Location | |
| Location | Fauquier and Stafford counties, Virginia, U.S. |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Potomac River |
• elevation | 0 feet (0 m) |
| Length | 27.6 mi (44.4 km) |
Aquia Creek ( /ɑːˈkwaɪə/) is a 27.6-mile-long (44.4 km)[1] tributary of the tidal segment of the Potomac River and is located in Northern Virginia. The creek's headwaters lie in southeastern Fauquier County, and it empties into the Potomac at Brent Point in Stafford County, 45 miles (72 km) south of Washington, D.C.
The White House was built largely using sandstone quarried from Aquia Creek from 1792 to 1799.[2]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2011-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011
- ^ "A Capitol Idea". Official website. The United States National Arboretum. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.