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Quantico (/ ˈ k w ɒ n t ɪ k oʊ /; formerly Potomac) [5] is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 480 at the 2010 census . Quantico is approximately 35 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. , bordered by the Potomac River to the east and the Quantico Creek to the north.
Quantico, town, Prince William county, northeastern Virginia, U.S. It lies along the Potomac River, about 35 miles (55 km) southwest of Washington, D.C. Quantico is adjacent to a U.S. Marine Corps installation that extends into other counties. European settlers obtained their first grants of land in what is now the Quantico area from the ...
L. Prang & Co. Map Of N. Eastern Virginia And Vicinity Of Washington. 1862. U.S. War Department, Topographical Engineers. 1:63k. Strategic War Points of the United States no.1: Country Road Washington. 1861. J. Wyld. Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain in the War of the Great Rebellion, 1861-62.
Apr 25, 2012 · April 25, 2012. On 5 October 1942, the United States District Court in Norfolk, at the request of the Navy, condemned 50,000 acres of land in Fauquier, Prince William and Stafford counties in order to enlarge the Marine base at Quantico. Two days later 650 families learned that they would have to vacate their property within 20 to 60 days!
- Roger Christman
Quantico(/ˈkwɒntɪkoʊ/; formerly Potomac)[5]is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 480 at the 2010 census. Quantico is approximately 35 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., bordered by the Potomac Riverto the east and the Quantico Creekto the north. The word Quantico is a corruption of the name of a ...
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Marine Corps Base Quantico (commonly abbreviated MCB Quantico) is a United States Marine Corps installation located near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly 55,148 acres (86.169 sq mi; 22,318 ha; 223.18 km 2) of southern Prince William County, Virginia, northern Stafford County, and southeastern Fauquier County. Used primarily for training purposes, MCB Quantico is known as the "Crossroads of ...
