Fredericksburg, VA - Prince George, Colonial Beach area

MelliJellyBean · Post by **MelliJellyBean** » March 27, 2007 1:05 pm

I've been offered a job in Dahlgren, Virginia which is 25 miles east of Fredericksburg. Anyone familiar with the area? I'm waiting to see what the salary offer will be and that's a huge factor right there.

Anyone that can offer ANY information, links, etc, would be GREAT!!!

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » March 27, 2007 1:28 pm

I'm VERY familiar with the area (twenty years ago, before it practically became a suburb of Washington D.C.). Dahlgren is still a lovely, sleepy, rural area. (Read that as "pretty to look at, but not a lot to "do"). But it's w/in about 30 minutes of plenty to do...CIP in Fredericksburg, and then some stuff if you go up to Maryland. Captain Billy's crab house is near there, right on the river. What stuff are you looking for?

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » March 27, 2007 1:28 pm

Are you sure you mean PRINCE George, not KING George County?

bravedave · Post by **bravedave** » March 27, 2007 1:32 pm

Dahlgren lies on the banks of the Potomac River at the south end of the Harry W Nice Bridge. This is one of only two Potomac River crossings south of DC. I happen to look forward to passing through Dahlgren -- it has a reputation for the cheapest gas prices around. (I do not know why.)

I do not live or work there, but from what I have seen there ain't much in Dahlgren except the Naval Surface Weapons Research Center and a handful of commercial/retail enterprises (gas stations, fast food, motel, strip mall). The surrounding countryside is beautiful, and it is not a long drive to get to Fredericksburg, VA or Waldorf, MD, where you will find abundant shopping, dining, and traffic.

Will you be responsible for finding your own living quarters?

MelliJellyBean · Post by **MelliJellyBean** » March 27, 2007 1:49 pm

bravedave wrote:Dahlgren lies on the banks of the Potomac River at the south end of the Harry W Nice Bridge. This is one of only two Potomac River crossings south of DC. I happen to look forward to passing through Dahlgren -- it has a reputation for the cheapest gas prices around. (I do not know why.)

I do not live or work there, but from what I have seen there ain't much in Dahlgren except the Naval Surface Weapons Research Center and a handful of commercial/retail enterprises (gas stations, fast food, motel, strip mall). The surrounding countryside is beautiful, and it is not a long drive to get to Fredericksburg, VA or Waldorf, MD, where you will find abundant shopping, dining, and traffic.

Will you be responsible for finding your own living quarters?

Yes, I'll have to find my own place and hopefully a place where I can keep at least one of my dogs. Eek.

Auntie - yes it's Prince George County. I know there isn't alot to do and that's ok. I grew up in an even more rural area in WV. As long as there are things to do within a short distance, that's ok by me.

Marnin Grita Guy · Post by **Marnin Grita Guy** » March 27, 2007 11:04 pm

We will welcome you back into the fold of Virginia with loving arms.

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » April 4, 2007 3:16 pm

Marnin Grita Guy wrote:We will welcome you back into the fold of Virginia with loving arms.

....and hams.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » April 4, 2007 3:26 pm

phjrsaunt wrote:
Marnin Grita Guy wrote:We will welcome you back into the fold of Virginia with loving arms.

....and hams.

because giving a ham is the best way to say, "I love you"?

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » April 4, 2007 4:21 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:
phjrsaunt wrote:
Marnin Grita Guy wrote:We will welcome you back into the fold of Virginia with loving arms.

....and hams.
because giving a ham is the best way to say, "I love you"?

I miss Smithfield Ham....

MelliJellyBean · Post by **MelliJellyBean** » April 7, 2007 10:25 pm

I"m officially moving! I've found a place to live in Colonial Beach. Anyone been there or from the area!?

I'm going all alone. Me and my one doggie. I had to find a home for the other