Dominion Hills History

When English explorers first came to the area in the early 1

600s, they encountered Algonquians of the Necostin and Dogue tribes. The area

was probably included in a land grant to Englishmen from the English crown, though it remained only farmland for the next 20 years. Powhatan Springs, now a section of Dominion Hills Area Recreation Association, may have been the meeting place of the Powhatan Confederacy.

The area was occupied by Union troops during the civil war.

Later, during the 19^th and early 20^th centuries, the area remained mostly orchards and cow grazing areas. The Washington and Old Dominion railroad passed through the woods in what is now the W&OD bike trail. A caboose from the train that passed remains there.

The area was developed during WWII, when the land was subdivided. The construction of I-66 made the area more convenient, further developing it.

One of the major landmarks in Dominion Hills is Powhatan Springs.

This is the spring area now:

Another attraction is Mace Park. This the park when it was still named Mace Park:

And this is the park now, which has been remodeled and renamed Dominion Hills Park.

The Febrey-Lothrop House is one of the oldest in Dominion Hills.

Then:

Now: