Old Lorton Prison water tower
Old Lorton Prison water tower is a water tower in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Old Lorton Prison water tower is situated nearby to the reservoir Clearwell, as well as near Lucy Burns Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Workhouse Arts Center and Occoquan Historic District.
Workhouse Arts Center
Arts center
Photo: Workhouse1, Public domain.
The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia is a 55-acre center for the arts and arts education that, through adaptive reuse, utilizes existing structures on repurposed land in the former Lorton Reformatory. Workhouse Arts Center is situated 920 feet west of Old Lorton Prison water tower.
Occoquan Historic District
Historic site
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Occoquan Historic District is a national historic district located at Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia. It encompasses 60 contributing buildings in the town of Occoquan. Occoquan Historic District is situated 1 mile southwest of Old Lorton Prison water tower.
Lorton station
Railway station
Photo: Rails, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lorton station is a railroad terminal in Lorton, Virginia. It is the northern terminal for Amtrak's Auto Train, which operates between this station and Sanford station in Florida. Lorton station is situated 2 miles northeast of Old Lorton Prison water tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Occoquan and Laurel Hill.
Occoquan
Village
Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY 3.0.
Occoquan is a town in eastern Prince William County, Virginia, United States, founded in 1804. As of the 2020 census, Occoquan had a population of 1,035.
Laurel Hill
Village
Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY 3.0.
Laurel Hill is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 8,307. Formerly part of the Lorton CDP, it comprises most of what was formerly the Lorton Reformatory grounds, which were purchased by Fairfax County in 2002 following the prison's closing and redeveloped as a new suburban community. Laurel Hill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Old Lorton Prison water tower.
Lorton
Photo: Bureau of Land Management, Public domain.
Lorton is a community in Fairfax County, Virginia. This article also covers the nearby areas of Fort Belvoir and Mason Neck.
Old Lorton Prison water tower
- Type: Water tower
- Category: industry
- Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.69755° or 38° 41′ 51″ northLongitude
-77.25224° or 77° 15′ 8″ westOpen location code
87C4MPXX+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 340754118OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_tower
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Notable Places Nearby
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