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

Springfield Station

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

1. Springfield Station Marker

Inscription. The first Springfield Station was located on the south side of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad near this location. Built after 1851, when the railroad was completed to Henry Daingerfield's "Springfield Farm," the station was the site of a Civil War skirmish on 3 October 1861 and a Confederate raid on 3 August 1863. The station served as the first Springfield Post Office from 1866 to 1868. It was reinstated as Corbett Post Office in 1907. The name changed back to Springfield in 1910 and so remained. The Springfield Post Office was moved to another location in 1953.

Erected 1999 by Fairfax County History Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, the Postal Mail and Philately, and the Virginia, Fairfax County History Commission series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 3, 1861.

Location. 38° 47.773′ N, 77° 11.084′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is on Hechinger Drive near Backlick Road (County Route 617), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Springfield VA 22151, 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 10 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies: Price’s Ordinary (approx. 1.1 miles away); Orange and Alexandria Railroad (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 1½ miles away); Connecting Communities and Parks (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Orange and Alexandria Railroad (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ravensworth (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Ravensworth (approx. 2.2 miles away); Action At Annandale (approx. 2.2 miles away); Franconia (approx. 2.2 miles away); Historic Green Spring (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.

Other markers no longer nearby. Orange and Alexandria RR (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing); The Orange And Alexandria Railroad Trestle (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing); The Origins of Lake Accotink (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Marker is at the present Virginia Railroad Express' Backlick Road commuter train station.

Regarding Springfield Station. In 1953 the Springfield Post Office was moved 1¼ miles south, near the intersection of Old Keene Mill Road and Shirley Highway—now Interstate 95.

Marker and VRE's Backlick Road Station image. Click for full size.

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

2. Marker and VRE's Backlick Road Station

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5,718 times since then and 110 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.