Neabsco Iron Works
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The Neabsco Iron Works was located in Woodbridge, Virginia, US. It was situated on 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) by the Neabsco Creek.
Neabsco Iron Works marker, located near the Neabsco Iron Works on Route 1, AKA Jefferson Davis Hwy, AKA The Kings Highway, AKA The Potomac Path
Archaeological furnace dig at the Neabsco Iron Works
Remnants of water race for furnace bellows
Stones of furnace one, long gone, viewed from creek side
John Tayloe I
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Col. John Tayloe I was one of the richest plantation owners and businessmen in Virginia for his generation. Considered to be the chief architect of the family fortune, he was known as the "Hon. Colonel of the Old House". The Tayloe family of Richmond County, Virginia, including John Tayloe I, his son, John Tayloe II, and grandson, John Tayloe III, exemplified gentry entrepreneurship diversifying business interests through vertical integration.
Portrait of John Tayloe I of the Old House
Elizabeth Gwynne Tayloe