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Archaeological work conducted in 1996–1997 determined that a Patawomeck settlement on Potomac Creek, where the creek empties into the Potomac River at Marlboro Point, dates to around AD 1300. The Algonquian-speakers likely intruded on the area from the north and lived behind a palisade designed to protect them from various warring groups. By 1607, when the first English colonists arrived at Jamestown, the Patawomeck lived north of Accokeek Creek on the south bank of the Potomac River. Their principal town, surrounded by a palisade, was Patawomeck. Based on accounts published in 1612 and 1624, they numbered from 160 to 200 men, and English observers suggested their tribal name translated to “trading place.”
Virginia guitarist Daniel Bachman has announced a new album. Itâs called
Axacan and itâs out May 7 via Three Lobed as part of the labelâs 20th anniversary series. Along with the announcement, Bachman has shared a new song from the album, âCoronach.â ââCoronach is a type of âfuneral dirge,ââ he said in a press release. âThis tune is my own lament for lives lost to COVID-19 and emotions related to the failings of western society in handling a pandemic. Itâs pretty literal and I hope it comes across in the resonance of the music.â Listen below, and scroll down for the tracklist and cover art.
Travel hotspots this week in the Fredericksburg region Photo: VDOT
Exit 130 (Route 3)
Monday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Single northbound lane closure near the Exit 130 interchange for work zone barrier installation for the I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing project.
Exit 133 (Route 17) to Exit 136 (Centreport Parkway)
Monday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. and Friday – Saturday, 10 p.m. – 7 a.m. Single northbound lane closure near Exit 133 and Exit 136 interchanges for work zone barrier installation for the I-95 Northbound Rappahannock River Crossing project and 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension (Fred Ex) project.
Exit 143 (Aquia/Garrisonville Road) to Exit 148 (Quantico)
Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Single northbound lane closure between mile markers 145 and 148. Material deliveries and pile driving for the 95 Express Lanes Fred Ex project.
Route 1 bridge repairs continue this week [Photo: VDOT Fredericksburg District]
Route 1 southbound in Stafford County will remain reduced to a single lane at Accokeek Creek over the weekend as an emergency repair continues to a bridge rail and guardrail.
A truck struck the Accokeek Creek bridge rail on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 17, and crews started an emergency repair early this morning, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
While repairs have been made to the bridge’s concrete rail, additional time is needed for the concrete to set and coordinate guardrail installation around nearby underground utilities. The right travel lane cannot safely open to traffic until the guardrail has been reinstalled.
Emergency bridge repair continues on Route 1
Route 1 southbound in Stafford County will remain reduced to a single lane at Accokeek Creek over the weekend as an emergency repair continues to a bridge rail and guardrail.
A truck struck the Accokeek Creek bridge rail on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 17, and crews started an emergency repair Friday morning, reports the Virginia Department of Transportation.
While repairs have been made to the bridge’s concrete rail, additional time is needed for the concrete to set, and to coordinate the installation of guardrail around nearby underground utilities. The right travel lane cannot safely open to traffic until the guardrail has been reinstalled.