1947 World Famous Kramer Equipment Company

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Bull Run Battlefields

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Just to the East were fought the two battles of Manassas or Bull Run. Conservation and Development Commission 1934.

Campaign of Second Manassas C 28

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Defenses of Washington E 81

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During the Civil War, the U.S. Army constructed a series of forts and artillery batteries around Washington to protect it from Confederate attack. Forts O'Rourke, Weed, Farnsworth, and Lyon stood just to the north, and Fort Willard, which still exists, to the east. These fortifications constituted the extreme southern defense line of the city. By war's end, a line of 163 forts and batteries extended about 37 miles around Washington, but today only a handful survive. A century later, during the Cold War, a ring of Nike missile sites similarly encircled the capital to protect it. Department of Historic Resources, 1999

Doeg Indians E 67

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Fairfax County Area 417 Square Miles 169-Z

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Formed in 1742 from Prince William and Loudoun, and named for Lord Fairfax, proprietor of the Northern Neck. Mount Vernon, George Washington's home, is in this county. Conservation and Development Commission 1929.

First Battle of Manassas C 34

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First Battle of Manassas C 44

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First Battle of Manassas Panic at Cub Creek Bridge C 42

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Frying Pan Meeting House T 43

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The Frying Pan Meeting House, constructed by 1791 on land donated by the Carter family in 1783, was used for Baptist services until 1968. Named for nearby Frying Pan Branch, the church is a rare example of 18th - century architecture in western Fairfax County. By 1840 the congregation consisted of 33 whites and 29 blacks; both black and white members are buried in the church cemetery. During the Civil War, Union and Confederate forces each used the meeting-house several times as a picket post. The last surviving church trustee conveyed the property to the Fairfax County Park Authority in 1984. Department of Historic Resources. 1994

George Washington's Gristmill E 73

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Gum Springs E 94

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Henry House G 15

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These are the grounds of the Henry House, where occurred the main action of the First Battle of Manassas, July 21, 1861, and the closing scene of the Second Battle of Manassas, August 30, 1862. Conservation and Development Commission 1935.

James Robinson House G 16

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Mount Vernon Estate E 68

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Rock Fight C 33

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Second Battle of Manassas 27-C

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The Stone Bridge C 23

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Woodlawn E 66

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Originally part of the Mount Vernon estate, Woodlawn was built in 1800-1805. George Washington gave the plantation, as a wedding gift to Eleanor Parke "Nelly" Custis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis, respectively Martha Washington's granddaughter and George Washington's nephew. The two were married at Mount Vernon on 22 Feb. 1799, George Washington's last birthday. Designed by Dr. William Thornton, the first architect of the U.S. Capitol, the crisply detailed, beautifully crafted five-part mansion displays the elegance and refinement so admired in the Federal style. In 1951, Woodlawn became the first historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Department of Historic Resources, 1999