Historical Markers and War Memorials in Burke, Virginia
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Burke is in Fairfax County
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On Old Burke Lake Road at Burke Road (Virginia Route 652), on the right when traveling north on Old Burke Lake Road. Reported missing.
Burke Station was raided in December, 1862, by Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart. It was from this site, originally Burke Station Depot, that he sent his famous telegram to Union Quartermaster General Meigs complaining of the poor quality of the . . . — — Map (db m12) HM
On Old Burke Lake Road at Burke Road (Virginia Route 652), on the right when traveling north on Old Burke Lake Road.
After the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862, most of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia settled into winter quarters except for Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry, which instead went on the move. Wade Hampton, Fitzhugh . . . — — Map (db m83049) HM
On Old Burke Lake Road south of Burke Road (Virginia Route 652), on the left when traveling south.
During the Civil War, African American laborers chopped wood and conveyed it to Burke’s Station, a major Federal timber transportation station located here on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad. To supply the Union army and engineers with timber . . . — — Map (db m88520) HM
On Old Burke Lake Road at Burke Road (Virginia Route 652), on the right when traveling north on Old Burke Lake Road.
This building is the original Burke's Station. Named for prominent local resident Silas Burke, it opened here in 1851 on the new Orange and Alexandria Railroad, which linked northern and central Virginia. John A. Marshall, first postmaster of the . . . — — Map (db m240290) HM
On Burke Road (County Route 652) near Burke Lake Road (County Route 645), on the right when traveling east.
In 1897 Henry Copperthite, a Georgetown businessman, purchased Silas Burke’s farm. In 1907 he constructed, according to a newspaper account, the “very best” harness racing facility “of its kind in the country.” The grandstand, which opened on 4 July . . . — — Map (db m189495) HM
Near Burke Lake Road (Virginia Route 645) south of Shiplett Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Walls of this structure are approximately 18 inches thick and were filled with sawdust for proper insulation during the summer heat and winter cold. The primary use of this building was to store ice throughout the seasons before the innovation of . . . — — Map (db m129160) HM
On Burke Centre Parkway at Burke Centre Parkway (Virginia Route 643), on the right when traveling south on Burke Centre Parkway.
Dedicated
to the memory of
Lt. Col. Dennis Johnson
and
Charles Sabin
who lost their lives during
the attack on the Pentagon
September 11, 2001 — — Map (db m129155) WM
On Fairfax County Parkway (Virginia Route 286) at Lee Chapel Road (County Route 643), on the right when traveling north on Fairfax County Parkway.
On this site stood Lee Chapel, a Methodist Episcopal Church, built 1871 and named in honor of General Robert E. Lee. Lee Chapel replaced Mount Carmel Church which had been located at Ox Road and present day Lee Chapel Road and had been destroyed by . . . — — Map (db m11) HM
Near Parakeet Drive, 0.5 miles west of Kite Street, on the left when traveling west.
Prior to the Civil War, John and Mary Marshall, early prominent Burke area citizens, bought this land and built a family dwelling on fifty acres of land purchased in 1852. The Marshalls donated land to the Church of the Good Shepherd and to the . . . — — Map (db m198383) HM
Near Burke Lake Road (Virginia Route 645) south of Shiplett Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
This post office was originally located next to Rudy Shields Insurance Agency, more recently known as the State Farm Insurance Agency. It was located in the center of Burke and was a vital part of the community. With the support of Fairfax County . . . — — Map (db m129161) HM
On Burke Lake Road (County Route 645) near Shipplet Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Here lived Lt. Col. Silas Burke (b.1796–d.1854) and his wife, Hannah Coffer. Burke, for whom Burke's Station on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad was named, served as a director of the railroad and the Fairfax Turnpike Company. An innkeeper and . . . — — Map (db m42) HM
Near Downeys Wood Court at Wards Grove Circle, on the left when traveling east.
Built ca. 1876 for Huldah Coffer, this house was constructed on farmland that had been in the locally prominent Coffer family since the 18th century. Widowed at age 22, Coffer became a farmer, growing wheat, oats, and Indian corn and raising a . . . — — Map (db m86180) HM
Near Burke Lake Road (Virginia Route 645) near Shiplett Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
The historic home at 9617 Burke Lake Rd. was the residence of Lieutenant Colonel Silas Burke, his wife, Hanna Coffer Burke, and their two children. Silas Burke had this house built close to the time of his marriage in 1824. Burke was a successful . . . — — Map (db m129159) HM
Near Burke Lake Road (Virginia Route 645) south of Shiplett Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
It is estimated that this windmill was erected in the late 1800s and provided fresh water to the house. A long rod was connected from the top of the windmill to a large well underneath. As wind blew, the windmill would rotate and the rod would slide . . . — — Map (db m129158) HM
Near Burke Lake Road (at milepost 645) south of Shiplett Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
This structure was used for several purposes through the years following the abolition of slavery, with the primary purpose of storing wood. It is the only one standing out of seven slave houses that were original to the property. Some of the beams . . . — — Map (db m129157) HM
