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Walney House

 
 
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May 17, 2008
1. Walney House Marker
Inscription. Honoring Walney House whose history as a farm, dairy, & country retreat, reflects many facets of the development of western Fairfax County since the Eighteenth Century.
 
Erected 2007 by Lane's Mill Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
 
Location. 38° 51.652′ N, 77° 25.833′ W. Marker is in Chantilly, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It can be reached from Walney Road. Walney House is located in Ellanor C. Lawrence Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5040 Walney Road, Chantilly VA 20151, 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: The Houses at Walney (within shouting distance of this marker); Walney Outbuildings (within shouting distance of this marker); Wipe Your Feet! (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Walney Dairy (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named The Walney Dairy (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Walney Outbuildings (about
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400 feet away); Walney Barnyard (about 400 feet away); Walney Ice Pond (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chantilly.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Walney Outbuildings (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); The Walney Dairy (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
 
Also see . . .  Walney Vistor Center. Fairfax County Park Authority Website (Submitted on June 15, 2008.) 
 
Walney House Marker image. Click for full size.
May 17, 2008
2. Walney House Marker
The marker is mounted on a stone near the base of the stone wall.
Walney House image. Click for full size.
December 23, 2006
3. Walney House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2008. This page has been viewed 1,647 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 15, 2008. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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