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Tuesday Stroll-Rippon Lodge in Prince William County Virginia
Rippon Lodge in Woodbridge VA was built around 1747 and still stands today as the oldest still standing home in Prince William County VA.  Though it is not as grand as other local historical homes, Rippon Lodge has a beautiful vantage point across Neabsco Creek and played a significant role in Virginia history.   Richard Blackburn the original owner of the home was an architect.  He designed the original Mount Vernon Estate owned by George Washington.  With it's prominent location on the "Kings Highway" (now Route 1), Rippon Lodge was often a stopping point for George Washington and George Mason among other well known early Americans.  Rippon Lodge had it's own port on Neabsco Creek making it an ideal location to ship tabacco and other crops out of the area or to the larger Port of Dumfries just a few miles down river.
When Richard Blackburn died in 1757 the home passed to his son, Col Thomas Blackburn.   Papers from the time include Rippon Lodge as being where  Col. Thomas Blackburn formed the first volunteer military company to fight in the American Revolution.   Thomas Blackburn's family also continued to the close relationship with George Washington's family   One of  Col. Thomas Blackburn's daughters (Ann Blackburn) married ... more

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