Monument to John Q. Marr
This stone marks the scene of the opening conflict of the war of 1861–1865, when John Q. Marr, Captain of the Warrenton Rifles, who was the first soldier killed in action, fell 800 ft. S. 46 W. Mag. of this spot, June 1st, 1861.
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Virginia Route 236) and Chain Bridge Road (Virginia Route 123), on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
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