Earliest land patents for this area date back to 1654. Great plantations "Dipple" and "Berea" were
built nearby. Virginia Naval elements were based in the vicinity during the Revolutionary War.
Charter enacted in 1788 for new port town "Carrborough." Confederate battery "Evansport"
active during blockade of Washington in 1861-62. Resort community "Potomac" was established
in 1872. U. S. Marine Corps began major installation in 1917. Present town of Quantico
incorporated in 1927.
Erected 1980