A history of Quantico Base,
since 1917
Postcards, papers and photographs of Quantico Base from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Quantico base is close to the Potomac River. The area was originally inhabited by the Patowomacks (Algonquian) in the 16th century. The name "Quantico" is presumed to come from a Native American term, and has been translated to mean "by the large stream," "by the long stream," "place of dancing," or simply "dancing." Accounts suggest the first European arrival in the location was either a failed effort of Jesuit missionaries to convert natives somewhere south of the present-day base, or the arrival of John Smith and other Jamestown settlers trading for corn in the summer of 1608.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Quantico Base’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view77th Machine Gun Company, United …, 1917: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Quantico Base, decade by decade
Commons77th Machine Gun Company, United States Marine Corps, Marin…1917
CommonsArrival of Marine "Boots" at Quantico, Virginia, ca. 1918c. 1918
CommonsBarnett Avenue, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, ca. 1…c. 1918
CommonsBarracks, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, ca. 1918c. 1918
CommonsAerial Photograph of the Marine Barracks in Quantico, Virgi…1919
Commons"Butler's Colosseum," Quantico, 19291929
CommonsA retired "big gun" from World War I, Quantico, 19291929
CommonsAdministration building and "A Crusade for Right," 1929c. 1929
CommonsAdministration building, Quantico 19291929
CommonsAerial Photograph Showing Industrial and Barrack Areas at t…1929
CommonsAerial Photograph of Barracks and the Paving of Barnett Ave…1929
CommonsAerial Photograph of the Apartments for Officers at the Mar…19291990s
2 historic places in Quantico Base
Quantico Base has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 236 historic buildings, because Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District alone counts 235.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 2001Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District
Listed 2009Commanding General's Quarters, Quantico Marine BaseThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 77th Machine Gun Company, United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Base Quantico, October 1917 (1917) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.