Battle of Aquia Creek Battle of Aquia Creek The Battle of Aquia Creek was an exchange of cannon fire between Union Navy gunboats and Confederate shore batteries on the Potomac River at its confluence with Aquia Creek in Stafford County, Virginia. The battle took place from May 29, 1861 to June 1, 1861 during the early days of the American Civil War. The Confederates set up several shore batteries to block Union military and commercial vessels from moving in the Chesapeake Bay and along the lower Potomac River as well as for defensive purposes. The battery at Aquia also was intended to protect the
Cabin Creek USFS Airport Cabin Creek USFS Airport Cabin Creek USFS Airport is a public-use airport in Valley County, Idaho, United States. It is located 17 nautical miles (31 km) east of Big Creek Ranger Station. The airport owned by the U.S. Forest Service. The airstrip is near Cabin Creek in the Payette National Forest. Cabin Creek USFS Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 4,289 feet (1,307 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with a turf and dirt surface measuring 1,750 by 40 feet (533 x 12 m). For the 12-month period ending August 27, 2008,