Buckland
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Buckland Tavern, March 2007
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  Buckland Location within the state of Virginia Show map of Northern Virginia Buckland Buckland (Virginia) Show map of Virginia Buckland Buckland (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°46′49″N 77°40′26″W / 38.78028°N 77.67389°W / 38.78028; -77.67389 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Prince William County |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Buckland is an unincorporated communityinPrince William County, Virginia.
Established in 1798, Buckland is significant for being Prince William County's first inland town, situated along the Fauquier and Alexandria Turnpike.[1] An 1855 gazetteer described it as having "1 church and a few shops".[2]
Buckland is the current site of the Buckland Historic District and Battle of Buckland Mills Civil War Battlefield.[3]
During the 1770s, the family of Robert Carter operated a mill on the Broad Run, on the site of what would become the town of Buckland.[4] In 1774, the Carter family sold the land to Samuel Love, who established a permanent settlement with the construction of Buckland Hall (named after its architect, William Buckland) and several outbuildings to support the operations of a farm.[4] By the end of the 18th century, the area had grown to include "the essentials of a small town."[4]
In 1797, following the death of Samuel Love, his son John successfully petitioned the Virginia General Assembly to establish the Town of Buckland at the site.[4] Comprising just 48 lots, Buckland became Prince William County's first inland town.[5][1]
In 1978, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors established the Buckland Historic Overlay District, which requires that development in the district be approved by the county's Architectural Review Board.[6] The Buckland Historic District was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1987, followed by the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[7] Today, many of the properties in the district are subject to voluntary preservation easements.[7]
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Municipalities and communities of Prince William County, Virginia, United States
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