Clifton in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Devereux Station
In 1863, during the Civil War, Pennsylvanian Herman Haupt, a noted bridge designer and the superintendent of Union military railroads, commissioned John Devereux, the railroad superintendent in Alexandria, to build a siding on the Orange & Alexandria R.R. on this site, later known as Devereux Station. When a passenger station was built in 1868, the name was changed to Clifton Station. The station spurred the development of Clifton as a commercial and resort community, with its greatest growth occurring between 1890 and 1920. Although the station was removed in 1958, the town continued to thrive and remains noted for its late-19th-century architecture.
Erected 1996 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-101.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 38° 46.852′ N, 77° 23.217′ W. Marker is in Clifton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Virginia Route 645
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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: Sangster's Station (here, next to this marker); Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Buckley Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Pink House (within shouting distance of this marker); Weaver House (within shouting distance of this marker); Clifton Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Peterson's Ice Cream Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Detwiler House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clifton.
Other markers no longer nearby. Devereux Station (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Sangsters Station (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Clifton, Virginia. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 19, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 26, 2008
2. Devereux Station Marker
This is a photo of the marker before it was moved to its current location.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 26, 2008
4. Marker and Caboose
This is the marker in its previous location. Main Street passes in front of the Clifton General Store in the background to cross the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks on the right.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 26, 2008
5. NW Caboose 518590 and Marker at the Caboose Plaza
The tracks of the Orange and Alexandria that pass through Clifton became the Southern Railway and recently the Norfolk Southern Railroad. While a number of Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express trains pass through Clifton on these tracks, none stop, except once a year on Clifton Day in October, when the VRE runs a continuous shuttle for fair-goers from nearby its stations east and west of Clifton.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 26, 2008
6. Clifton General Store
No longer a gas station, the General Store has kept the Texaco sign.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,135 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on April 27, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 27, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
