Franconia in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Franconia

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 11, 2006

1. Franconia Marker

Inscription. “Frankhonia Farm” was situated on 191 acres purchased in 1859 by Alexandria merchant and businessman William Fowle from Joseph Broders of Oak Grove Farm. His son, Robert Rollins Fowle, sold 18 acres to the Alexandria & Fredericksburg Railway Company in 1871 for a station, which was named after the farm. The station served as the Garfield Post Office from 1881 to 1890 and again from 1898 to 1907. Initially situated south of Franconia Road near the present day Fleet Drive, the station was relocated after a fire in 1903 to the north side of Franconia Road. Regular service at Franconia Station was discontinued c. 1953.

Erected 2000 by Fairfax County History Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Political Subdivisions • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Fairfax County History Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 38° 46.882′ N, 77° 8.879′ W. Marker is in Franconia, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is on Franconia Road (County Route 644) west of Beulah Road (County Route 613), on the right when traveling east. It is in the Lee District Government Center parking

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

lot, and is difficult to see from the road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria VA 22310, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Laurel Grove Colored School and Church (approx. one mile away); Carrolltown (approx. 1½ miles away); The Rose Hill Raid (approx. 1.6 miles away); Rose Hill (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Rose Hill (approx. 1.6 miles away).

View from the Franconia Road Sidewalk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 11, 2006

2. View from the Franconia Road Sidewalk

Les Dorson Memorial at the Base of the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 11, 2006

3. Les Dorson Memorial at the Base of the Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,096 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 12, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.