White Oak is a small agricultural unincorporated community on the Potomac River in southeastern Stafford County in the U.S. state of Virginia.
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Coordinates: 38°18′2″N 77°22′31″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Stafford |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
It is the hometown of Patawomeck chief Robert "Two Eagles" Green. He was an adviser to the filmmakers of The New World (2005). Green also appeared on Nova's episode "Pocahontas Revealed" as Chief Powhatan.
White Oak Church, a Primitive Baptist church listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was the site of an American Civil War encampment of the Army of the Potomac in 1862.
Municipalities and communities of Stafford County, Virginia, United States | ||
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County seat: Stafford | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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