Near Langston Boulevard (U.S. 29) at Fairfax Drive, on the right when traveling north.
In the 1700s, Falls Church began along two Indian trails and included large farms anchored by an Anglican church. Several taverns and inns served as resting spots for travelers on their way to or from Leesburg, Virginia. By the 1840s, Falls Church . . . — — Map (db m55960) HM
On Lincoln Avenue east of Great Falls Street (Route 694), on the left when traveling east.
Jacob C. and Mary E. (Sherwood) DePutron built this large two-story gabled brick Victorian-style house in 1893-94 on a 217-acre farm that she inherited. All house walls were of bricks made on site; facing brick on the front (from Georgia) and porch . . . — — Map (db m191565) HM
On Hillwood Avenue (Virginia Route 338) at Whittier Circle, on the right when traveling west on Hillwood Avenue.
Fairfax County's FCHS opened September 1945 with 28 classrooms and 522 students. It was preceded from 1926-1945 by Jefferson HS (formerly Jefferson Institute) on E. Broad. The City of Falls Church became independent in 1948 with a separate school . . . — — Map (db m191575) HM
On South Oak Street, 0.2 miles south of West Broad Street (Virginia Route 7), on the left when traveling south.
Mt. Hope consists of a portion of a 1˝ story frame farmhouse c1831 joined to a 2˝ story Gothic Revival brick house c1870 on ˝ acre of the original 216 acre farm. The 1831 wing is the oldest residential building left in Falls Church and was the . . . — — Map (db m191544) HM
On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) at Hillwood Avenue (Virginia Route 338), on the right when traveling north on South Washington Street.
Rebuilding 1865 - 1890
Coming of the Railroad
Railroads began to spread across the eastern seaboard in the 1830s, providing fast and reliable transportation for goods and passengers. The local railroad received its charger in . . . — — Map (db m206634) HM
On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) at Hillwood Avenue (Virginia Route 338), on the right when traveling north on South Washington Street.
Virginia Village
1815 - 1861
Turnpikes and Tolls
Falls Church's location was close to the nation's capital and an essential stop along the route from Alexandria's port on the Potomac River to Leesburg and the western . . . — — Map (db m206633) 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 South Washington Street (U.S. 29) at Hillwood Avenue (Virginia Route 338), on the right when traveling north on South Washington Street.
The Story of Falls Church
The community located just 10 miles from the nation's capital and today known as Falls Church boasts a history rich in culture and diversity.
The People to 1700
Native Peoples and Their Land
For . . . — — Map (db m206631) HM
Near Langston Boulevard (U.S. 29) at Fairfax Drive, on the right when traveling south.
In August 1940, when this photograph was taken, passenger service on the Washington & Old Dominion was losing money and was being phased out. Passenger service stopped altogether in April 1941, but resumed two years later to support the national war . . . — — Map (db m55964) HM
On North Van Buren Street at 18th Street North, on the left when traveling south on North Van Buren Street.
Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia 1791
Protected by
Falls Church Chapter, NSDAR
Dedication 1916 Rededication 1989 — — Map (db m154760) HM
On Academy Street west of Lord Fairfax Highway (U.S. 340), on the right when traveling west.
In memory of
1746 James Ireland 1806
Minister of the Gospel
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland and converted in Frederick County, Va.
Baptized and ordained at Sandy Creek, N.C. Imprisoned at Culpeper,
Va. for preaching the gospel organizer . . . — — Map (db m221644) HM
On South Maple Avenue just north of Wallace Street, on the left when traveling south.
Before and during the Civil War she, her father, and uncle secretly ran a school where they taught reading and writing to free and enslaved Black people, although it was against the law. — — Map (db m231962) HM
On West Annandale Road east of Gundry Drive, on the right when traveling east.
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.
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 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 Maple Avenue just north of Wallace Street, on the left when traveling south.
She escaped slavery after the Battle of Vicksburg, walking from Mississippi to Washington, DC to reunite with family members. She eventually settled in Falls Church and owned a grocery store for many years. — — Map (db m186887) 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
Near Little Falls Street south of Great Falls Street (Virginia Route 694), on the right when traveling south.
All persons who died serving in the line of duty during wars from 1775 to 1975
Revolutionary War
(Apr 1775 - Sep 1783)
War of 1812
(Jun 1812 - Jan 1815)
Mexican War
(May 1846 - Feb 1848)
Fairfax, Henry • . . . — — Map (db m206643) WM
On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) just south of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
Falls Curch early local civil rights pioneers organized to oppose the residential segregation ordinance. Their successful action influenced the state and the nation. — — Map (db m187005) 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
On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) at Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on South Washington Street.
The Falls Church Community Center Gym was dedicated to E.B. Henderson (2002). The new middle school was named in honor of Mary Ellen Henderson (2005). — — Map (db m187032) 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 South Maple Avenue just north of Wallace Street, on the left when traveling south.
She was the first free Black woman to own land in the center of town & was one of the founders of Galloway United Methodist Church. — — Map (db m186885) HM
On South Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
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
On Lawton Street, 0.1 miles north of East Broad Street (Virginia Route 7), on the left when traveling north.
Wooden house built in 1854 on 10.1 acres bought by Robert Judson for $100 (part of 1729 248-acre Trammell Grant); named by second owner. During Civil War, used by CSA Gen. Longstreet in 1861; rafter marks identify later Union troops. Used as private . . . — — Map (db m191569) 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 South Maple Avenue just north of Wallace Street, on the left when traveling south.
In 1899 she founded Virginia Training School for special needs children. Denied a seat on the 1908 School Board, due to her gender, she became a suffragist and was elected to the Town Council in 1921. — — Map (db m186888) 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 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 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
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 South Washington Street (U.S. 29) at Hillwood Avenue (Virginia Route 338), on the right when traveling north on South Washington Street.
The Emerging City
1920 - 1950
From Horses to Highway
Prior to the 1920s, local roads were winding and narrow, cheap to build, and easy to maintain as they followed the land's contour to accommodate horses and wagons. . . . — — Map (db m206635) 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 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 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 Annandale Road at Gundry Drive, on the right when traveling east on Annandale Road.
circa 1699
"Big Chimneys," is thought to be the first permanent structure built on land that is currently within the Falls Church City limits. The building was named for its two prominent brick chimneys. Placed in one of the chimneys was a . . . — — Map (db m191974) HM
Near West Annandale Road east of Gundry Drive, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
"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," inscibed on a chimney-stone, is . . . — — Map (db m192006) HM
On Tinner Hill Road just south of South Washington Street (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling south.
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 just south of South Washington Street (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling south.
This sculpture by Martha Jackson Jarvis, is a historical marker, and a symbol as well as a work of art.
The Zig Zag runs along the line that divides the Tinner Hill neighborhood into the City of Falls Church and Fairfax County portions. The . . . — — Map (db m187038) 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 Tinner Hill Road just south of South Washington Street (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling north.
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 and free . . . — — Map (db m187039) 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 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 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 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 North Underwood Street at 25th Street N, on the left when traveling south on North Underwood Street.
George Grant Crossman built this late Victorian vernacular farmhouse in 1892 for his bride Nellie Dodge. Three generations of the Crossman family operated a 60-acre dairy farm on the site until 1949. The Crossman family played a significant role in . . . — — Map (db m43540) HM
On South Maple Avenue just south of Gibson Street, on the left when traveling south.
E.B. Henderson, whose pioneering work fostered African American participation in athletics early in the 20th century, lived in Falls Church from 1910 to 1965. After studying physical education at Harvard, he popularized basketball in his hometown of . . . — — Map (db m186877) 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 Langston Boulevard (U.S. 29) near North Westmoreland Street. Reported permanently removed.
Arlington County. This county, formerly Alexandria County, was formed in 1847 from the part of the District of Columbia retroceded to Virginia. It was named Arlington County in 1920 for Arlington estate.
Fairfax County. Formed in 1742 . . . — — Map (db m210359) HM
On Fairfax Drive at Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120), on the right when traveling west on Fairfax Drive.
In 1896, the Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Railway began running electric trolleys from Rosslyn to Falls Church on the present routes of Fairfax Drive and I-66. By 1907, the line linked downtown Washington to Ballston, Vienna, and the Town of . . . — — Map (db m64845) HM
On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) just south of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
Philadelphia Quaker abolitionist Emily Howland supported efforts in Falls Church to operate a school for black people before, during, and after the Civil War. — — Map (db m186972) HM
On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) just north of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Falls Church Town Council proposed as residential segregation ordinance requiring that all black people live in specific, confined areas of town. — — Map (db m187004) HM
On South Washington Street just south of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in Warley vs. Buchanan, that residential segregation districts are unconstitutional, nullifying the Falls Church ordinance. — — Map (db m187011) HM
On South Washington Street (Route 29) just south of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
Falls Church black activists included Claudis Brown, Audrey Williams, Joseph Tinner, Viola Hudson, Mary Ellen Henderson, E.B. Henderson, and Reverends Powell, Costner, and Colbert. — — Map (db m187030) HM
On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) just south of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
Early civil rights battles in the Town of Falls Church centered on basic rights, equality in education, city services, voting rights, and public transportation. — — Map (db m186990) 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 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
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
Near Hunter Mill Road (County Route 674), on the right when traveling north.
On October 18, 1864 Reverend John B. Read, a lay preacher at the Falls Church Baptist Church, was executed in dense pine woods by the railroad bridge here at Piney Branch. Early that morning a contingent of Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby's . . . — — Map (db m24865) HM
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
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 . . . — — Map (db m41495) HM
Near North Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) just north of Fairfax Drive (Virginia Route 237), on the left when traveling north.
Trolleys Come to Ballston
The Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Railway (WA&FC) established an interurban electric trolley along the present route of Fairfax Drive in 1896. The WA&FC's Fairfax trolley line ran through this site to Clarendon . . . — — Map (db m145148) HM
On Shaw Boulevard west of Tower Grove Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Carl was fond of angels and created them for several large fountains. These three angels are replicas of a few of his angels from fountains in the following U.S. cities: Falls Church, Philadelphia, and Kansas City. Each plays a different . . . — — Map (db m219266) HM
On North Manchester Street at Wilson Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on North Manchester Street.
In August 1861, while U.S. forces were constructing the Arlington line three miles to the east, the Confederates established a fortified outpost on the high ground about 200 yards west of here to guard the bridge by which the Georgetown-Falls Church . . . — — Map (db m160141) HM
On North Wilson Boulevard at North Manchester Street, on the right when traveling east on North Wilson Boulevard. Reported permanently removed.
In August 1861, while U.S. forces were constructing the Arlington line three miles to the east, the Confederates established a fortified outpost on the high ground about 200 yards west of here, to guard the bridge by which the Georgetown - Falls . . . — — Map (db m68764) HM
On North Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) north of Langston Boulevard (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
For more than half a century from the mid-1800’s the intersection of Lee Highway and Glebe Road was known as Wunders Crossroads after the family whose farm lay just northeast. Dr. Henry S. Wunder and his son George O. Wunder were leading citizens of . . . — — Map (db m56255) HM
On Wilson Boulevard at North Courthouse Road, in the median on Wilson Boulevard.
Here the Arlington Line constructed in August, 1861, crossed the Georgetown-Falls Church road. 100 yards to the northwest stood Fort Morton, a lunette with a perimeter of 250 yards and emplacements for 17 guns; 200 yards to the southeast stood Fort . . . — — Map (db m5161) HM
On Wilson Boulevard at North Glebe Road, on the right when traveling east on Wilson Boulevard.
This intersection has been a focal point since about 1740, when two roads were developed, one from the future site to Alexandria to the mouth of Pimmit Run, the other from Awbury’s Ferry (at the site of Rosslyn) to the Falls Church. The first came . . . — — Map (db m55969) HM
On North Fairfax Drive at North Stafford Street, on the right when traveling west on North Fairfax Drive.
By 1900 a well-defined village called Central Ballston had developed in the area bounded by the present Wilson Boulevard, Taylor Street, Washington Boulevard, and Pollard Street. More diffuse settlement extended westward to Lubber Run and southward . . . — — Map (db m72026) HM
The glebe was a 500-acre farm provided for the rector of Fairfax Parish, which included both Christ Church, Alexandria, and the Falls Church. The Glebe House, built in 1775, stood here. It burned in 1808 and was rebuilt in 1820, as a hunting lodge; . . . — — Map (db m208536) HM
On Little Falls Road at North George Mason Drive on Little Falls Road.
Little Falls Road was originally a trail from the Indian villages at the head of Four Mile Run to the Potomac River fisheries just below the Little Falls. Later it was developed as a wagon road from the settlement at the Falls Church to Thomas Lee’s . . . — — Map (db m55811) HM
Named for Secretary of War Russell A. Alger, the camp was established in May 1898 on a 1,400-acre farm called Woodburn Manor. Some 23,000 men trained here for service in the Spanish-American War. The large military population greatly affected the . . . — — Map (db m4183) HM
On South Washington Street (Route 29) just south of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
Falls Church became a town. Frederick Foote, Jr. was elected Town constable and was the first black person on the Town Council (1880). Foote, George Thomas, and Eliza Henderson owned businesses patronized by black and white customers. — — Map (db m186983) HM
On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) just south of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
William Henderson, a black man, filed a lawsuit after he was illegally thrown from the Falls Church trolley. Local white Attorney Jacob DePutron's testimony helped win his lawsuit. — — Map (db m186993) HM
On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) just south of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
Black children from Falls Church were sent to segregated schools in Fairfax County which ended at 7th grade. Students traveled to Manassas, VA or Washington, DC for high school. — — Map (db m187020) HM
On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) just south of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
Falls Church Town became a City. Black residents started businesses: Blossom Inn, Annie's Dress Shop, Francis Jackson's Beauty Salon, Smitty's Barber Shop, Tinner Well Digging, Deskins Plumbing. — — Map (db m187018) HM
On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) just south of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
Emboldened by school desegregation in Arlington, Falls Church City Public Schools followed suit. The first children to integrrate were from the Costner, Lindsey, and Byrd families. — — Map (db m187026) HM
On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) just south of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
In the early 20th century, African Americans in Falls Church addressed inequities and discrimination through legal means. The black community prospered socially and in civic life. — — Map (db m187001) HM
On South Washington Street (U.S. 29) 0.1 miles west of Tinner Hill Road, on the left.
Tinner Hill Heritage Trail features the history of African American families who lived in Falls Church since the 18th century. It honors their contributions to the City and civil rights legacy that influenced the state and the nation. — — Map (db m186945) HM
On Park Avenue west of North Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
We, the members of Blue and Gray Post 225, of Falls Church, VA. dedicate this site to the brave men and women who made the supreme sacrifice in the wars to protect our freedom and our great nation, on this day and year of our Lord, November 11, 1997. — — Map (db m206638) WM
Near North Manchester Street, on the right when traveling north.
If you were a passenger on the Washington & Old Dominion Railway heading into Georgetown, you would first have to pass through Rosslyn, Virginia, a 15-minute train ride from here. The first Rosslyn Terminal dated from 1906, with the establishment . . . — — Map (db m24926) HM
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