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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax is the county seat for Fairfax County
Adjacent to Fairfax County, Virginia
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Under Richard Bland Lee's ownership, Sully transitioned from a tobacco farm into a multi-crop operation. Lee applied nutrients and crushed limestone to the worn soil, and made use of crop rotation to increase its productivity. Wheat, rye, timothy, . . . — — Map (db m129147) HM
This land was the eastern most boundary of a 3,111 acre grant, known as Salisbury Plain, acquired by Henry Lee from Thomas 6th Lord Fairfax in 1725 when it was part of the Stafford County frontier. This area became Prince William County in 1730, . . . — — Map (db m4533) HM
Freedom Hill Chapter
Daughters of the
American Revolution
commemorates the importance of
Sully
as a living tribute to the
rich legacy of Fairfax County
land patented 1725 — — Map (db m198259) HM
The history of the house built at Sully by Richard Bland Lee in 1794 intertwines closely with that of northern Virginia. Surrounded today by acres of grassy fields, the house and its various owners witnessed many changes during the centuries. . . . — — Map (db m129146) HM
The dwelling house at Sully Plantation was built in 1794 by Richard Bland Lee on land that had been patented in 1725. Lee was the first congressman from Northern Virginia and an early member of Phi Beta Kappa. His vote brought the capital city to . . . — — Map (db m216) HM
The Alfred Judson Cross Farmhouse was built in 1905, replacing an earlier structure built by Cross's father and lost to fire earlier that year. The house was rebuilt on the same foundation using timber cut on the farm and sawn at a local mill. The . . . — — Map (db m8346) HM
The Alfred Judson Cross Farmhouse was built in 1905, replacing an earlier structure built by Cross's father and lost to fire earlier that year. The house was rebuilt on the same foundation using timber cut on the farm and sawn at a local mill. The . . . — — Map (db m198324) HM
The Distinguished Flying Cross was created by an Act of Congress in 1926. Under the initial Act, along with many military aviators and crew, a select group of civilians received the Distinguished Flying Cross for aerial achievement. These included . . . — — Map (db m143130) HM
Dedicated by the Flying Tigers of the 14th Air Force Association, who served during World War II under the command of Lieutenant General Clair Lee Chennault—famed commander of the Flying Tigers, who fought in the skies over Burma and China . . . — — Map (db m143121) HM
In 1843, not one, but two houses stood at Walney that were lived in during the nineteenth century.
In April 1843, Lewis Machen, a clerk for the United States Senate, purchased the dilapidated 725 acre farm that later became known as . . . — — Map (db m198306) HM
At the time of the Civil War, the farms of Sully and Little Sully (no longer standing) were the homes of the Barlow and Haight families respectively. These families, connected by marriage, had come to Virginia from Dutchess County, New York, and . . . — — Map (db m217) HM
In spite of adversity and limited opportunities, African Americans have played a significant role in the U.S. military history over the past 300 years. They were denied military leadership roles and skilled training because many believed they lacked . . . — — Map (db m143123) HM
This stone building was the Machen family dairy from about the 1850s until the 1890s. Originally just one room, the dairy was a place to cool milk and to make butter and cheese. Before the Civil War, Caroline Machen made butter and cheese for her . . . — — Map (db m8356) HM
The Perfect Location
The Machen’s chose this site to take advantage of the natural flow of the spring. Water was easily directed from the spring through the building and out the other side. As it passed through, the cold spring water . . . — — Map (db m8358) HM
Butter
Before the Civil War, the Machen women and a slave named Sally made butter for the family in this room every week. By 1880 the farm was making butter for commercial sale and men did the work.
In the room to your left, several . . . — — Map (db m8362) HM
These remnant pier stones provide a glimpse back to another century. The bridge across Cain's Branch provided important passage for people crossing during their journey to and from Sully on top of rural stone and mud roads.
This bridge was . . . — — Map (db m198298) HM
Fairfax County was a rural and agricultural society in the 1800s and for many homes, the barnyard was the center of activity.
Across the road, can you see a pile of stones where once stood the three story barn of Walney? Many barns in . . . — — Map (db m198323) HM
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. — — Map (db m8342) HM
“They have a queer way of building one thing after another, the great point being to have a separate shed or out-house for every purpose…You will find a carpenter’s shop, tool room, coach-shed, pig-house, stable, kitchen, two or . . . — — Map (db m8344) HM
Emmeline Machen (at Walney) to Arthur Machen, December 1853 “As to the Ice-house I remind James of it daily and indeed almost every time I see him. … Campbell promised to come today to commence digging it, but has failed to make his . . . — — Map (db m8352) HM
Tiny seeds of invasive plants can hide in the soles of your shoes. Wiping shoes on the brush at the base of this sign helps prevent seeds from entering or leaving this natural area.
Plant Invaders from Afar
Non-native invasive . . . — — Map (db m198308) HM
The house was built by the Ambler family who maintained a farm outside of town where they grew various crops. In the 1960's a business located here painted the building pink and it has been known by locals ever since as the “Pink” House. — — Map (db m112194) HM
Long distance telephone service reached Clifton in 1910, connecting the town to Washington, Alexandria, Fairfax and Loudoun counties. A central switchboard was installed in this house and operated by the Adams' daughter, Effie.
Restored in . . . — — Map (db m194527) HM
The front portion of this building first served as an out kitchen for the Payne House. Around 1918 it was moved across Chapel Street where it served as home for the train agent. In 1955 the first floor became Tom Fairfax's barber shop until the mid . . . — — Map (db m112332) HM
In 1932, built to house machinery for processing gold from local quartz found near Union Mills. Town resident Mert McCain designed the machinery, which could be heard "chugging away" only during occasional visits by investors from New York. The . . . — — Map (db m194483) HM
Owned by Rev. Wm. Bradley & his wife Elisabeth, the first Presbyterian Minister in
Clifton, the parents of Margaret Riviere Hetzel, who taught the first School in Clifton
Restored in 1981 — — Map (db m114222) HM
Robert R. Buckley, the first mayor of Clifton and owner of the Buckley Brother's General Store (now Heart in Hand Restaurant) built this house as a wedding present for his bride, Anna (Bess) Detwiler. "Sleepless in Seattle," a screenplay by Jeff . . . — — Map (db m194510) HM
“From a pin to a plow” was the Buckley Brothers' motto for their general store which was the largest store between Alexandria and Front Royal at one time. Since the Clifton School did not own a scale, the scales in the store were used to . . . — — Map (db m110135) HM
This building was built as a General Mercantile Store and through the years has been occupied as a Saloon, Bakery, Grocery, Pool Hall, Cabinet Shop and Church.
The addition was added in 1926 for a Barber Shop.
The building was . . . — — Map (db m114275) HM
For more than a half mile along this footpath is a section of Civil War era earthworks. Over five miles of earthworks were constructed as defensive lines near Centreville, Virginia in late 1861, as part of a larger defensive system, which . . . — — Map (db m197393) HM
In 1876, George W. Tillet, along with other area men who served with Mosby’s Rangers during the Civil War, formed a Baptist Church with services held in his home. Subsequently, they built a one-room church on this site in 1877 which was replaced by . . . — — Map (db m110179) HM
On the site of an earlier home, this structure was built in the style of a late 1800's Victorian farm house. Its main feature is the solid oak woodwork throughout the house. — — Map (db m197391) HM
Built by Harrison G. Otis. A popular resort hotel during the last quarter of the 19th century, offering health of the 19th century mineral water from its Paradise Spring and the finest in southern cuisine. Presidents Arthur, Grant, Hayes, Roosevelt, . . . — — Map (db m112196) HM
After the Civil War, residents seeking Christian fellowship and education organized a Sunday School in the Hetzel House at the corner of Chapel and Pendleton streets. In 1869, nine members of the community organized Clifton Presbyterian Church, . . . — — Map (db m110160) HM
Built in 1871 as the Clifton Old School Primitive Baptist Church, it is the oldest African-American church in Fairfax County. The town of Clifton was initially inhabited by emancipated slaves and the church was built on land donated by one of them, . . . — — Map (db m110265) HM
This house was built by James B. Cross, coach and wagonbuilder, wheelwright and blacksmith. Clifton's only undertaker, he was a Magistrate and a member of the first Town Council. — — Map (db m194514) HM
Built in 1913 for Lucy Virginia Davis Buckley, who lived here with her youngest daughter unti1 1923. It has been the home of two of Clifton's Mayors, W. Swem Elgin and James C. Chesley. Clifton's third elementary school (1895-1912) and the first . . . — — Map (db m114077) HM
Samuel Detwiler lived in this house in 1905 when he was the town liveryman. With the demise of the horse and buggy, he and his son Frank began a dairy farm. Their barn was located where the Post Office now stands. Each day they would herd their cows . . . — — Map (db m112292) HM
Devereux Station, constructed in 1863 on the Orange and Alexandria (O&A) Railroad, was located down the tracks to your left. After the Confederate army withdrew from northern Virginia toward Richmond in March 1862, the U.S. Military Railroad . . . — — Map (db m196008) HM
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 & . . . — — Map (db m7402) HM
This burial ground of enslaved people is tangible evidence of the system of slavery which existed in Virginia until the end of the Civil War when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution banned the practice. These individuals were held in bondage . . . — — Map (db m197390) HM
This house was originally the summer kitchen for the wine house next door. The building was moved to its current location, converted into a home and sold to Mr. Spinks in 1908. The house later became the home of the Fairfax family until it was sold . . . — — Map (db m113663) HM
The Poindexter family built this house in the Folk Victorian style. An old postcard written by Laura Poindexter revealed that the house was named "Ferndale". Long time Clifton resident, Margaret Detwiler Webb lived and painted here as a young woman . . . — — Map (db m112190) HM
Owned by just two families before its first restoration in 2002 this house was built by J .M. Fulmer just one year after finishing a larger home on Chapel Street next to the Clifton Baptist Church. The Spring House in the front yard once provided . . . — — Map (db m114528) HM
Built in 1910 by Clifton lumber merchant J. M. Fulmer. Two times mayor of Clifton, 1920 — 1924 and 1930 — 1936, Fulmer was known as the town strong man.
This house is an excellent example of the Carpenter Gothic architectural syle . . . — — Map (db m114196) HM
Built by H. Longley. Oscar Woody, who was a member of the railroad and sea postal services, bought the house in 1910. He was on duty on the Titanic when she went down on his 41st birthday. He was buried at sea on April 24, 1912. — — Map (db m112192) HM
On this land stood Ivakota Farm, founded as a Progressive Era reform school and home for unwed mothers and their children. In 1915 Ella Shaw donated her 264-acre farm to the National Florence Crittenton Mission (NFCM). Named for the states where she . . . — — Map (db m7401) HM
Longtime Clifton residents, the A.J. Kidwell family resided here beginning in 1890 for nearly 60 years. The town blacksmith, Kidwell was a prominent citizen and member of the first Town Council in 1902. He operated a smithy located in the now vacant . . . — — Map (db m114031) HM
Huckster George Kinchloe worked the area until the end of Prohibition. His wife "Aunt Inez" then opened the house to boarders. 5¢ buckets of beer were delivered every Friday night to the thirsty school teachers residing here. Later, the left front . . . — — Map (db m112191) HM
William H. Mathers built this bungalow in the twilight of his life. A successful lumberman, he was president of the Clifton Land Improvement Company. His daughter, Ruth, ultimately deeded the home to the Clifton Presbyterian Church in October 1964 . . . — — Map (db m194493) HM
F.G. Gustie Mayhugh operated "a general & orderly bar" from this house in the early 1900's. Originally one room & facing the railroad tracks on Ford Lane, it was expanded in 1876, & moved to it's present site in 1970.
Restored in . . . — — Map (db m194499) HM
Built on a lot owned by a freed slave. This house was in the Pitkin family for over 60 years. A major addition in 1995 changed the focus to a brick courtyard in the rear of the house. — — Map (db m114179) HM
Welcome to the Webb Sanctuary. Here you'll find opportunities to discover who enjoy nature close at hand in our meadows, along our streets; and in our woods. the Webb Sanctuary is home to a fascinating variety of birds, amphibians, reptiles, . . . — — Map (db m194533) HM
Between 1891 and 1932, the Old Dominion Stone Company quarried and processed soapstone at a location within the current Little Rocky Run community. This millstone was use to grind the soapstone into a fine powder called talc.
This millstone . . . — — Map (db m76483) HM
This house originally built by the Corsens and was later inhabited by the Gunther family. It was aquired by the town of Clifton in 1973 as a location for town meetings. — — Map (db m114181) HM
Home of Melvin M. Payne, a housebuilder and lumber broker to the railroads. Payne’s bench mark, a split tree and cross, can be found ‘branded’ on the framing of many older Clifton area homes. It is also carved into the parlor mantel. — — Map (db m112214) HM
We, Tom & Jean Peterson, are born and raised Northern Virginians: Tom (R.E. Lee H.S. '72) and Jean (Fairfax H.S. '81). Until 2006, the building now called "Peterson's" was our carriage house which we used for storing the typical clutter families . . . — — Map (db m194494) HM
Clifton was the largest town in Fairfax County when Louis Quigg built this Victorian house. It was considered the finest with its mansard roof and open 5 story staircase. The best in furnishings and adornments in New York made the Quigg House the . . . — — Map (db m112199) HM
This impressive Victorian was built as a summer home by Will Richards. On the property is a restored 1790 Tennessee cabin rebuilt log-by-log. The house and cabin were restored by the Worsham family, proprietors of the Heart in Hand Restaurant and . . . — — Map (db m194531) HM
During the Civil War, the Orange & Alexandria Railroad was strategically important to both the Union and the Confederate armies. Sangster's Station, located 1-3/4 miles to your right where Colchester Road crosses under the railroad tracks, was . . . — — Map (db m196009) HM
During the Civil War, the Orange & Alexandria Railroad was strategically important to both the Union and the Confederate armies. Sangster's Station, located 1-3/4 miles to your right where Colchester Road crosses under the railroad tracks, was . . . — — Map (db m218371) HM
In December 1904, this home on Dell Avenue's “Lot No. 1” was one of six houses put up on the just-named street. Purchased by O.C. Southard, railway mail clerk, it was built as part of a partnership between R.M. Kivett and the Buckley . . . — — Map (db m114473) HM
This country cottage was built by Alvin, Ollie and Lewie Poe on land once a part of Detwiler's Dairy Farm. The construction is fir lumber, featuring old schoolhouse windows on the back porch. Mrs. Sutphin resided here for over 45 years and served as . . . — — Map (db m112368) HM
“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 . . . — — Map (db m114530) HM
This house was once home to Anna Fletcher Sprouse, who served for over 50 years as the "Postmistress" of Clifton. It was one of the last homes in Fairfax County to have indoor plumbing, installed in 1996. Purchased from the original owner's family . . . — — Map (db m194525) HM
Discover Fountainhead Regional Park, 2,000 acres of rugged adventure in Fairfax Station, Virginia. Whether you're a cyclist, kayaker, hiker or miniature golf aficionado, Fountainhead is your destination for outdoor sports. Riders of all ability . . . — — Map (db m197389) HM
In the late 18th century, following the American Revolution, this area of Fairfax County began to be referred to as Union Mills. Covering five or six square miles between Popes Head Run and Johnny Moore Run, it was recognized for its water powered . . . — — Map (db m11464) HM
The original structure was built in 1898 as a residence for the Weaver’s who owned the general store next door. It was destroyed by a fire in 1930 that erupted in the general store. The present structure was built in the early 1930’s as a residence . . . — — Map (db m239591) HM
Originally built in 1905 by C.H. Wine who was a builder as well as one of the organizers and treasurer of the Bull Run Power Company. The house was enlarged and restored in 1973 and retains the charm and architecture of the Victorian era. — — Map (db m113656) HM
The original portion was built of logs and contained a huge stone fireplace still visible today. Modified through the years its most illustrious moment in history as during the Civil War years 1862, when it served as General Pope's headquarters. — — Map (db m110280) HM
During the Civil War, both Union and Confederate forces considered Wolf Run Shoals an essential crossing point on the Occoquan River through 1963. Confederate regiments camped on the south side of the shoals and posted pickets there from the winter . . . — — Map (db m74885) HM
This house built by Wallace Woodyard who was one of Clifton's great lumber merchants. It contains the best in material and workmanship. Completely restored in 1969. — — Map (db m112315) HM
Following a victory at the Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) and a stalemate at Ox Hill (Chantilly), Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of the Northern Virginia turned northward. Near here on 3 Sept. 1862, Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's corps . . . — — Map (db m182178) HM
In May 1898 the Spanish-American War came to Northern Virginia with the establishment of Camp Russell A. Alger (below). The 1,400-acre camp, south of where you are now located, encompassed the fields and forests of the former Woodburn Manor . . . — — Map (db m24873) HM
As an attraction for potential home-buyers, the Loring Land and Improvement Company constructed a railroad station on the site just to your right for the planned subdivision of Dunn Loring. An 1880s advertisement notes that "Good railroad . . . — — Map (db m24875) HM
The railroad that became the Washington & Old Dominion was born in Alexandria in response to the competition in shipping posed by the port in Baltimore, which was served by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The B&O was diverting farm produce from the . . . — — Map (db m24874) HM
The clash at Ox Hill ended the Second Manassas Campaign. A small force of 6,000 Union soldiers had battled to a stalemate a much larger Confederate force of 17,000 of whom about 10,000 were engaged. In little more than two hours, the Confederates . . . — — Map (db m167070) HM
A courier with an urgent request galloped up to 1st Division, III Corps commander Major General Philip Kearny on the Warrenton Turnpike. General Stevens’ division had intercepted Stonewall Jackson’s column on the Little River Turnpike and was in . . . — — Map (db m15163) HM
On September 1, 1862, Confederate forces under the command of Major General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson moved across and to the southwestern edge of this site to engage Union forces determined to prevent a glancing movement on demoralized Union . . . — — Map (db m110) HM
The Battle of Chantilly (Ox Hill) took place here 1 September, 1862. Union General John Pope's Army, retreating after defeat by Lee at Second Manassas, clashed with Jackson's divisions which were attempting to prevent Pope from reaching Washington. . . . — — Map (db m55932) HM
Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's wing of the Army of Northern Virginia reached here 1 Sept. 1862. Jackson's march from the battlefield of Second Manassas turned the position of Maj. Gen. John Pope's army at Centreville and threatened the . . . — — Map (db m115) HM
The boulders and quartz stone beside this fence mark the location where Union General Isaac Stevens fell with the flag of the 79th New York “Highlanders” during the initial Union assault. Here, Stevens’ troops threw down the fence and drove Hay’s . . . — — Map (db m15168) HM
Burke’s Station, four miles south, was raided by Stuart’s cavalry, December, 1862. Stuart telegraphed to Washington complaining of the bad quality of the mules he had captured—a famous joke. — — Map (db m618) HM
After the Civil War, a small community of African Americans lived on Route 654, now known as Zion Drive. The Wrights, Hamiltons, Whites, and Pinns were farmers and laborers. In 1904, David R. & Sarah F. Pinn donated an acre of land to build Little . . . — — Map (db m57234) HM
At different times, Union and Confederate forces occupied the Fairfax County Courthouse at this important crossroads. The flag of each side flew from its cupola during the war, and the building suffered damage.
On April 25, 1861, the Fairfax . . . — — Map (db m43134) HM
If you had been here on a court day before 1861, you would have witnessed all levels of Virginia society. Crowds of men and women gathered at the courthouse as court justices negotiated county business and settled debts between all classes, . . . — — Map (db m218378) HM
American Revolution 1775 - 1783
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Curtis, Charles •
Custis, John P. • . . . — — Map (db m218411) WM
This building is on the National Register of Historic Places. George and Martha Washington’s wills were recorded here and still remain in this complex. Confederate President Jefferson Davis reviewed strategy in the tavern across the street with his . . . — — Map (db m6259) HM
During the Cold War a ring of Nike anti-aircraft missile sites defended the nation’s capital, reminiscent of the perimeter of forts that protected it during the Civil War. Just east of here was located the launch control equipment for one of the . . . — — Map (db m2093) HM
In the early morning hours of 1 June 1861, a detachment of Co. B, Second Cavalry, entered the Town of Fairfax Court House and engaged the Warrenton Rifles in the first land conflict of organized military units in the Civil War. The skirmish resulted . . . — — Map (db m21451) HM
While General Stevens’ division attacked the Confederates on this side of Ox Road, part of General Jesse Reno’s division entered the woods east of the road to protect Stevens’ flank and probe the Confederate line. Reno’s two leading regiments . . . — — Map (db m182241) HM
In July 1915, John and Mary Ballard deeded a 50x100-foot lot on their farm to six trustees, three from Virginia and three from New Jersey, General Kearny’s home state. The small lot was reserved for monuments to any Confederate or Federal soldier . . . — — Map (db m167071) HM
The history of this small granite monument, marked simply “Kearny’s Stump,” is a mystery. According to tradition, a tree stood here at the time of the Ox Hill battle that subsequently became known as the “Kearny Tree.” It was said to be either . . . — — Map (db m15172) HM
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