Buckland is an

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. Established in 1798, Buckland is significant for being Prince William County's first inland town, situated along the Fauquier and Alexandria Turnpike. An 1855 gazetteer described it as having "1 church and a few shops". Buckland is the current site of the Buckland Historic District and

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Civil War Battlefield.

History

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. 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. By the end of the

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, the area had grown to include "the essentials of a small town." In 1797, following the death of Samuel Love, his son

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successfully petitioned the

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to establish the Town of Buckland at the site. Comprising just 48 lots, Buckland became Prince William County's first inland town.

Preservation

In 1978, the

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established the Buckland Historic Overlay District, which requires that development in the district be approved by the county'
Architectural Review Board
The Buckland Historic District was added to the

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in 1987, followed by the

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in 1988. Today, many of the properties in the district are subject to voluntary preservation easements.

References

External links

Buckland Preservation Society
* *Buckland Historic District description fro
The Journey Through Hallowed Ground
*Map of Buckland, VA fro
MapQuest
{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Prince William County, Virginia Washington metropolitan area Populated places established in 1798 Unincorporated communities in Virginia 1798 establishments in Virginia