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Chopawamsic (plantation)
38.5303° N, -77.4236° E
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Chopawamsic was an 18th-century plantation on Chopawamsic Creek in Stafford County, Virginia. Chopawamsic was a seat of the Mason family, which enslaved people there.
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18th-century estate
18th century
Will listing enslaved people
1715
Marriage and move
1721
Death of George Mason III
1735
Birth of Stevens Thomson Mason
1760
Federal takeover for military base
1942
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