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Welcome to Historic Occoquan, Virginia
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Historic Occoquan is a community rich in history and consists of
residents, artists,
shops,
restaurants, businesses, and
a local town government.
It's outdoor dining, ghost walks, town boat dock and more are
located just 11 miles south of the Capital Beltway on I-95 at exit
160 and then north on Gordon Blvd/Rte 123 to Commerce Street.
Occoquan is located at 38°40′58″N, 77°15′39″W and is accessible
by car, boat, raft, bike, and foot traffic. Access is
available by road, river and the
East Coast Greenway.
The Town of
Occoquan can be explored by this aerial view where you can click
on shops and business for more information.
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Community Events in June & July
- You attended the Craft Show, now you can participate in the
Craft Show Survey. Please let your opinions be counted.
Go to the Occoquan Blog
Postings and participate in the survey.
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Pictures of the Farmer's Market and
other events held on
Saturday, April 18 in Occoquan are available
below.
- The Occoquan River Festival and Farmer's Market has been
blogged at the Occoquan
Blog Postings.
- Please welcome and take a look at the new websites of two
Occoquan merchants:
- Pictures of some of the
Historic Occoquan Town
Markers are now online. Read about some of the town
history as more markers are added to the site.
- June 09 (Tuesday)
- Town Hall another
action-packed meeting at
1900 Hours (That's 7:00 PM).
- June 13 (Saturday)
- Occoquan Farmer's Market 0800 - 1200 hrs...
- June 20 (Saturday)
- Occoquan Farmer's Market 0800 - 1200 hrs...
- Occoquan Duck Splash - Rubber Ducks racing from
Nathanial Ellicott Footbridge to the Town Docks.
- June 27 (Saturday)
- Occoquan Farmers Market (OFM) featuring fresh produce grown by producers located within 120
miles of the Town.
- Fresh Produce available only from 0800 - 1200 hrs...
- Come and get yours before they are sold out
- The "Just say 'Hi' Campaign"
- Show your support for the "HistoricOccoquan.Com"
website and help maintain the
friendly Occoquan lifestyle. When next in town, don't
forget to smile and say 'Hi". Having a sparkle in your
eye is optional.
- Prince William County Community
Alert Network
- In an emergency situation, PWC will send important
alerts, notifications and updates right to your e-mail and
mobile device(s). Registration is free at the
PWC site.
Other News
- The Historic Occoquan website is hosted and maintained in
Historic Occoquan using a Velocity Micro Raptor
Computer. See why people are flocking to Velocity Micro.
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The Farmer's Market
Some of the participants in the Occoquan Farmer's Market are:
Lion's Club, Secure Shredding, Cell Phone donations
More information about the service providers above, can be found
at the following sites:
If you are a resident of Prince William County, registration with
the County's Community Alert Network will allow you to receive
county alerts on your mobile phone.
