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

Salsbury Spring

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 24, 2009

1. Salsbury Spring Marker

Inscription. Salsbury Spring provided drinking water and cooled the milk for the 250 acre dairy farm of Capt. Harmon L. Salsbury (1838-1913), commander of the US Colored Troop Company D, 26th Regiment from New York during the Civil War. The spring was the only source of water for the Vienna area during the drought of 1930 which dried up most wells. In 1938, Capt. Salsbury's wife and children donated this site to the Town of Vienna to be designated a park in his honor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Natural Resources • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 38° 54.206′ N, 77° 16.274′ W. Marker is in Vienna, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is at the intersection of Lawyers Road (County Route 673) and Windover Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Lawyers Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vienna VA 22180, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Star Fort (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Vienna Star Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tracks into History (approx. ¼ mile away); Vienna Station (approx. ¼ mile away); Vienna Centennial Park

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Freeman Store and Museum (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vienna.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 24, 2009

2. Salsbury Spring Marker

Salsbury Spring image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 24, 2009

3. Salsbury Spring

The spring still provides a trickle of water passing through some rocks behind the marker and sign.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,674 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.