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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Falls Church, Virginia
Adjacent to Falls Church, Virginia
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| On Annandale Road at Gundry Drive, on the right when traveling east on Annandale Road. |
| | Large log house named for its two huge chimneys. One datestone was inscribed 1699, the traditional date quoted for the community's founding. First recorded owner of site is Henry Gunnell (1773 22.75 acre grant). James Gordon, owner 1803-1836, had . . . — — Map (db m4192) HM |
| On Park Avenue east of North Virginia Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Greek Revival house believed built in 1845 by Wm. Harvey, who bought 66.5 acres (part of 1729 248-acre Trammell grant). Outbuildings added about 1857. Name derived from trees lining lane from Leesburg Turnpike. In 1870, Joseph S. Riley bought the . . . — — Map (db m555) HM |
| Near Little Falls Street east of Great Falls Street (Virginia Route 694), on the left when traveling north. |
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To all men and women who served their country during war and peace
[Dedication plaque on Flag Pole]
Flag Pole
Dedicated
on the
50th Anniversary of
The American Legion
Falls Church Posts
and Auxiliary Units . . . — — Map (db m125855) WM |
| On East Broad Street (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1859, the church trustees bought this ½ acre (part of 1729 248-acre Trammell Grant) for $100. The 2-story clapboard over timber church served as a Union hospital and appears in Matthew Brady photos. Pastor John Read was shot by Mosby Troops . . . — — Map (db m17576) HM |
| On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) just north of East Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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In memory of the
Confederate soldiers
known and unknown
buried in this yard
(1861 - 1865) — — Map (db m151016) HM |
| On Tinner Hill Road at South Washington Street (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling north on Tinner Hill Road. |
| | Principal organizer of the first N.A.A.C.P. rural branch, Dr. Henderson was the most vocal civil rights advocate in this region for over 50 years and was former owner of the land adjacent to this monument. — — Map (db m151018) HM |
| On East Broad Street (State Highway 7), on the right when traveling west. |
| | After the Civil War demolition of Fairfax Chapel, the original part of this Gothic revival church was built by Southern sympathizers in 1869 on 2 acres donated by Wm. Y. Dulin (Part of 1742 208-acre Geo. Harrison Grant). Original chapel now forms . . . — — Map (db m2841) HM |
| On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) at East Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling north on South Washington Street. |
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With gratitude and repentance
we honor the
enslaved people
whose skills and labor
helped build
The Falls Church
— — Map (db m151013) HM |
| On North Roosevelt Street at Ridge Plaza, on the right when traveling east on North Roosevelt Street. |
| | Circuit riders brought Methodism to area in the late 1700s, holding meetings in homes. Fairfax Circuit initiated in 1776. Clapboard chapel built in 1779 and enlarged in 1798 on acre of land donated in 1818 by heirs of George Minor (a part of 1731 . . . — — Map (db m86184) HM |
| On North Roosevelt Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1861, Falls Church was a farm village located on the Alexandria-Leesburg Turnpike. On May 24, when Virginia's vote of secession became effective, Union troops crossed the Potomac and occupied Arlington Heights and Alexandria. On June 1, the 2nd . . . — — Map (db m2825) HM |
| On Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Although soldiers repeatedly overran and raided Cherry Hill Farm during the Civil War, this ca. 1845 farmhouse and the ca. 1856 barn behind it survived almost intact. William Blaisdell, of Massachusetts paid $4,000 for the 66-acre property in 1856. . . . — — Map (db m65407) HM |
| Near Annandale Road south of Hillwood Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In 1867, African Americans built Galloway United Methodist Church and established the historic cemetery you are facing. According to local tradition, before and during the Civil War enslaved people on the Dulany plantation secretly worshiped in the . . . — — Map (db m72029) HM |
| On West Broad Street (Virginia Route 7) at North Virginia Avenue, on the right when traveling north on West Broad Street. |
| | On this site stood the
Hangman's Tree
According to legend, an old oak used by Col. Mosby to hang Union
spies after the Battle of
The Peach Orchard during the
Civil War.
The tree was removed 1968.
Marker by the Falls Chruch . . . — — Map (db m37608) HM |
| On East Fairfax Street at Douglass Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Fairfax Street. |
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You are standing across the street from land that Harriet Brice, a “free woman of color,” purchased in 1864. Together with her husband, George Brice, she struggled to farm the property during the Civil War. Although we had gained her . . . — — Map (db m72112) HM |
| On South Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This Colonial Revival bungalow (part of 1724 1,279-acre Pearson Grant) bought by Dr. Edwin B. Henderson in 1913. Henderson's ancestors include Powhattan Chief Mimetou. In 1904 he was first African-American certified to teach physical education; . . . — — Map (db m4202) HM |
| | In Memory of
Henry Fairfax
An upright magistrate
A sincere Christian
Died in command of
The Fairfax Volunteers
at Saltillo Mexico 1847
But for his munificence
This church might still
have been a ruin.
Erected by the . . . — — Map (db m77662) HM WM |
| On Railroad Avenue 0.1 miles east of Fowler Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This neighborhood along Railroad Avenue and the train tracks known as "Gravel Bank" was once home to several African-American families and businesses, and a vibrant part of the larger community. Lucinda Gaskins, an African-American woman, had . . . — — Map (db m144998) HM |
| | In grateful memory of
James Wren
1728 – 1815
Vestryman, Trustee
& Architect
of
The Falls Church — — Map (db m77643) HM |
| On East Broad Street (State Highway 7), on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1875, citizens of newly chartered town subscribed to build school, as classes were held in Baptist Church, in 1880 Joseph Birch donated land (a part of 1837 24.5-acre Kidwell grant) specifying it always must be used for education. In 1882 . . . — — Map (db m2856) HM |
| On Tinner Hill Road at South Washington Steet (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling north on Tinner Hill Road. |
| | First president of the Falls Church branch of the N.A.A.C.P. and stonemason who quarried from the base of Tinner Hill, the billion year-old granite used in this monument. — — Map (db m151017) HM |
| On West Broad Street (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Confederate Col. John Singleton Mosby's Partisan Rangers (43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry) conducted raids on Falls Church through the summer and fall of 1864. On the night of October 17, a detachment of Mosby's command rode through the village down . . . — — Map (db m69552) HM |
| On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) at Tinner Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on South Washington Street. |
| | In 1915, Falls Church ordered residential segregation. Many African-American homeowners would be forced to move. The Colored Citizens Protective League entered a lawsuit to prevent enforcement of the ordinance and joined the N.A.A.C.P. to become its . . . — — Map (db m151019) HM |
| Near East Fairfax Street at South Washington Street (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling east. |
| | In Memory
of the Civil War Soldiers
who were buried here in this
Hallowed Ground
1861-1864
Edward Bowman, 21st NYVI
John Decker, 20th NYSM
Patrick Doyle, 20th NYSM
Horace Dougherty, 144th NYVI
Franklin E. Dunham, 20th NYSM . . . — — Map (db m77610) WM |
| On South West Street just north of South West Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The Mass in the early 1870's was celebrated in the home of the Sewall family, known as Walnut Hill, on South West Street. In 1874 the mission of Falls Church was established by the Bishop of Richmond and administered by priests from Saint Mary's . . . — — Map (db m144996) HM |
| On North Washington Street (U.S. 29) at East Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west on North Washington Street. |
| | This property at 472 N. Washington St. was part of a 1729 land grant from Lord Fairfax to John Trammell. Developed only after half the original 248 acres was sold in 1865 to Isaac Crossman, and the Fairfax and Georgetown Turnpike (now Lee Highway) . . . — — Map (db m125860) HM |
| On East Broad Street (State Highway 7) at North Fairfax Street on East Broad Street. |
| | In 1846 Presbyterians first met in private homes. In 1854, Dr. Simon J. Groot bought 11 acres for $179 (part of 1729 246-acre Trammell grant); Built two-story Groot Hall in 1856; Used for Sunday services, private school, community groups, town hall, . . . — — Map (db m2865) HM |
| On North Washington Street (U.S. 29) at East Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Washington Street. |
| | July 21, 1911 was the 50th anniversary of the 1861 Confederate victory at Bull Run (Manassas), the first major land battle of the Civil War. For the occasion President William Howard Taft left the White House with a four-car caravan to drive the . . . — — Map (db m125857) HM |
| On Annandale Road at Washington Street (U.S. 29+), on the right when traveling south on Annandale Road. |
| | Site believed near intersection of two indian trails, later used by colonial horsemen and wagons. Tobacco growers improved the routes for delivering this valuable crop which was about ½ of all colonial exports. Draft animals pulled large . . . — — Map (db m4204) HM |
| On West Broad Street (State Highway 7) at Washington Street (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling east on West Broad Street. |
| | After no luck in western goldmines Walter H. Erwin in 1852 bought two acres for $100 (part of 1729 248-acre Trammel grant). Built frame tavern on this site which became a landmark on Leesburg Pike. 1861 sketch shows it with a verandah and green . . . — — Map (db m2874) HM |
| On East Broad Street (State Highway 7) at Church Place, on the right when traveling south on East Broad Street. |
| | Neo-colonial Brice residence, built in 1870 on 95-acre farm of John Green (Part of 1742 208-acre Harrison grant). Yale Rice, descendant of founder of Yale Univ., bought the property in 1890. Dr. and Mrs. Milton Eisenhower owned the house 1938-1943; . . . — — Map (db m2838) HM |
| On North Roosevelt Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Two-story building with verandahs stood on 56 acres bought in 1856 by Wm. Taylor (part of 1731 271-acre T. Harrison grant). Tavern faced Alexandria-Leesburg Pike west of Junction with Georgetown Road (Wilson Blvd.). Near here on June 24, 1861, . . . — — Map (db m2837) HM |
| Near North Roosevelt Street at East Broad Street (Virginia Highway 7), on the right when traveling east. |
| | At the beginning of the war, Union commanders were uncertain of Confederate intentions and military capabilities. On June 22, 1861, civilian balloonist Thaddeus S.C. Lowe inflated his racing balloon Enterprise at the Washington Gas Company to . . . — — Map (db m41495) HM |
| On East Broad Street (State Highway 7), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Located on 2.1 acres of land purchased by Joseph E. Birch for $105 in 1849 (part of 1837 24.5-acre Kidwell grant). Original house was 1 1/2 story "I" house, raised to 2-stories in 1850s; 1873 addition doubled the size. Blacksmith/farmer Birch was on . . . — — Map (db m2858) HM |
| On East Fairfax Street at South Washington Street (County Route 237), on the right when traveling west on East Fairfax Street. |
| | This Georgian-style church designed and built in 1767-69 by James Wren, related to Sir Christopher, replacing the 1733 frame structure on 2-acre lot (part of 1729 248-acre Trammel grant). Washington and Mason were vestrymen. After the 1788 . . . — — Map (db m2870) HM |
| On East Fairfax Street at South Washington Street (County Route 237), on the right when traveling north on East Fairfax Street. |
| | The first church on this site was built in 1734 and was in Truro Parish. George Washington was elected a vestryman, October 3, 1763. In 1765 the church fell within the newly created Fairfax Parish, of which Washington was chosen a vestryman. The . . . — — Map (db m4189) HM |
| On South Washington Street (County Route 237) at East Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling north on South Washington Street. |
| | The Civil War dramatically affected this 1769 Anglican/Episcopal church that stands before you. The congregation disbanded as the war broke out, with some families fleeing the village. Confederate forces occupied the church in August and September . . . — — Map (db m72085) HM |
| On Annandale Road at Gundry Drive, on the right when traveling east on Annandale Road. |
| | "Big Chimneys," named for its two large brick chimneys, was probably the first permanent structure on the land that is today within the City of Falls Church. The home stood just east of this sign. The year "1699," inscribed on a chimney-stone, is . . . — — Map (db m4201) HM |
| On Tinner Hill Road just south of South Washington Street (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling south. |
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This historic site is a testament to the long African American struggle to gain equality and civil rights. It also honors a moment of triumph for the human spirit.
African American life in Falls Church predates the 1700s. Enslaved . . . — — Map (db m151023) HM |
| On Tinner Hill Road south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling south. |
| | An early rural branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded here on Tinner Hill. In 1915, the Town of Falls Church proposed an ordinance to segregate black and white residential sections. Local African . . . — — Map (db m55735) HM |
| On Tinner Hill Road just south of South Washington Street (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Charles H. and Mary E. Tinner in 1890 paid $375 for 2.5 acres here (part of 1724 1,291-acre Pearson Grant), built a home on the crest and later provided lots from that property for their children. They farmed the land, quarried granite from the . . . — — Map (db m151022) HM |
| On Washington Street / Lee Highway (U.S. 29) at Tinner Hill Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street / Lee Highway. |
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This monument commemorates the inhabitants of the Tinner Hill area who risked their livelihoods and their lives to defend the principles of the U.S. Bill of Rights. Constructed by the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation Dedicated June 5, 1999 . . . — — Map (db m4203) HM |
| Near East Fairfax Street at South Washington Street (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling east. |
| | To the glory of
God
and in honor of
George Washington
who was a vestryman
in 1765 of
the old Falls Church
Built A.D. 1734
This tablet was placed by
the Falls Church Chapter,
Daughters of the
American Revolution
October . . . — — Map (db m77601) HM |
| On Washington Street (U.S. 29) at Broad Street (State Highway 7), on the right when traveling south on Washington Street. |
| | Town was incorporated in 1875. A simple frame town hall was built here about 1880 on 1/4 acre (part of 1729 248-acre Trammell grant). Town Hall bell was rung for council meetings and fires. Later used only for police station. Torn down in 1953. Town . . . — — Map (db m2871) HM |
| On Grove Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 m2902) HM |
| On North Oak Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Accidents happened on the Washington & Old Dominion. Mishaps resulted from washouts of the roadbed, loose rails, rotting ties, or from livestock wandering across the tracks. Crew negligence also played a part. One of the earliest and most serious . . . — — Map (db m2899) HM |
| On East Broad Street (State Highway 7) at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling east on East Broad Street. |
| | (Text on Front of Marker): Alexandria-Leesburg Pike, chartered in 1813, was completed after 1838. An 1862 map shows a house and tollgate on four acres bought by John Williams in 1857 (Part of 1837 24.5-acre Kidwell grant). An older tollhouse . . . — — Map (db m125848) HM |
| On South Washington Street (Route 29) just from East Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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In memory of the
Union soldiers
known and unknown
buried in this yard
(1861 - 1865) — — Map (db m151015) HM |
| On West Broad Street (State Highway 7) at West Annandale Road, on the right when traveling east on West Broad Street. |
| | (Front Side of Marker): The Duryee home and 11 acres were bought by Mattie Gundry in 1899 for $2,500 (part of 1773 22,75-acre Gunnell grant). On this site she opened the Virginia Training School for retarded children. At that time, it was the . . . — — Map (db m125844) HM |
| On Grove Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In 1912, from the station that stood nearby to your right, you could board a modern interuban passenger coach at 7:34 a.m. and arrive in Georgetown by 8:00 sharp. It was a new century and Washington, D.C., was on the move. The demand was heavy in . . . — — Map (db m2901) HM |
| On East Broad Street (State Highway 7). |
| | Famous ordinary believed to be part of Federal-style mansion built on 145 acres bought for $291 in 1787 by James Wren (part of 1742 208-acre G. Harrison grant). Lying north of Alexandria-Leesburg Rolling Road, tavern operated 1789-1815 under James . . . — — Map (db m2842) HM |
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