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

The Fairfax Herald

June 29, 1917

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 15, 2017

1. The Fairfax Herald Marker

Inscription. “Mr. J.M. Fulmer was unfortunate enough to lose one of his horses, Saturday night. He had been plowing during the day and it is supposed that the horse drank too much water while warm.”

This walking plow lay intact in the weeds behind 7215 Dell Avenue, the Fulmer-Brill House.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Man-Made Features. A significant historical date for this entry is June 29, 1917.

Location. 38° 46.684′ N, 77° 23.115′ W. Marker is in Clifton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is on Dell Avenue south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7219 Dell Avenue, Clifton VA 20124, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Southard (a few steps from this marker); Fulmer Brill House (within shouting distance of this marker); Davis Buckley House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clifton Primitive Baptist Church (about 400 feet away); Cross House (about 500 feet away); 7161 Main Street (about 500 feet away); Buckley House (about 500 feet away); Huckbill (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clifton.

The Fairfax Herald Marker<br>at “Southard” image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 15, 2017

2. The Fairfax Herald Marker
at “Southard”

The Fairfax Herald Marker<br>and the Fulmer Brill House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 15, 2017

3. The Fairfax Herald Marker
and the Fulmer Brill House

Mr. Fulmer's Walking Plow image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 15, 2017

4. Mr. Fulmer's Walking Plow

Syracuse Chilled Plow Company.<br>The Best in Earth image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 15, 2017

5. Syracuse Chilled Plow Company.
The Best in Earth

Close-up of image on marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 2, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.