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 m19331) HM
In 1958 the federal government began construction of a new international airport near Chantilly, Virginia. The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad, whose freight business had been on the decline, enjoyed a resurgence of activity. Cement, stone, and . . . — — Map (db m20281) HM
By 1967, when the photograph below was taken, Sterling had grown from a railroad stop known as Guilford to a large residential development. Beginning in 1860, the station served local farmers. Trains carried grain, produce, and dairy products to . . . — — Map (db m20146) HM
An intricate network of streams, the Occoquan Watershed drains 590 square miles around you. To the northwest, the forested Bull Run Mountains are the source, or headwaters of the watershed, which begins as three small, spring-fed streams. These . . . — — Map (db m152388) HM
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