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historic places: Clifton VA-History and Mystery All in One Historic Town - 07/26/09 08:10 PM
Driving into the small town of Clifton VA you expect to find ladies in long skirts shielding their faces with parasols and you might during historic Clifton Day but the rest of the time you find a great place to live, eat and shop.  With only 200 residents within the town boundaries it is smaller than most planned communities in Fairfax County.
As with most of Northern Virginia, Clifton was the scene of numerous battles during the civil war and due to the railroad was a strategic location for the Union Army to set up camp.  After the civil war the town … (5 comments)

historic places: Fort Belvoir-Sorry You Can't Borrow a Cup of Sugar From These Neighbors - 10/29/08 04:13 PM
Just a few miles outside the gates of Fort Belvoir visitors and residents of Fairfax County can find some of Virginia’s finest historic homes and our nation’s treasures. For their time these homes were the envy of the neighborhood and the owners most certainly among the richest families in Fairfax County.
 
Sitting on the best piece of property that any colonist could have imagined is Mount Vernon the home of George Washington. It doesn’t take a lot of imagination to picture the prominent colonist in the 1770’s sitting on the back porch watching the large mast ships headed into the … (8 comments)

historic places: Fort Belvoir-One House Stands Alone - 10/20/08 03:40 PM
Tucked away among all of the traditional homes, both old and new on Fort Belvoir stands a home that isn't like any of the others.  Just as the Lustron homes on Quantico were a response to the US Government's need for quick delivery homes after WWII, the Thermo-Con house on Fort Belvoir stands as a reminder of the Army's attempt to use alternative building materials in the 1940's.
Situated next to the traditional Cape Code homes of Gerber Village, the Thermo-Con house looks more like Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighy House just a few miles down the road than it does its … (3 comments)

historic places: Another Piece of Fairfax County History is Being Restored - 08/14/08 03:41 PM
Last fall I jokingly posted a picture and wondered what was for sale the house or the dune buggy.  It was of course the dune buggy.  The house was actually the old Country Store on Gunston Road and it is now being restored.  The store went through a number of changes over the course of its history including being a Cracker Barrel in 1987.  
However the history of the store goes back much further and based on descriptions in local historical records it may originally have been the Church Vestry for the original Pohick Church now the site of Cranford Methodist … (6 comments)

historic places: Glen Echo on the Potomac-A National Park Creates A New Future - 07/13/08 07:37 AM
Years ago a trip to the amusement park didn't include hanging upside down three stories above a lake and plummeting 60 miles an hour towards what seems like sure death.  Not for either the faint of heart or for me.  Back in "my day" the place to go was Glen Echo Park in Maryland.  With a simple wooden roller coaster (clack clack clack) bumper cars and a fantastic carousel it was the place to go on a summer evening. Even better was the huge swimming pool to dive into at the end of your fun on the rides.
 The history of Glen … (6 comments)

historic places: A Quiet Rememberence for the 4th of July - 07/02/08 06:36 PM
Independence Day is coming. Some folks are taking to the roads and others will stick close to home. No matter where you are it most likely will end with fireworks filling the sky. It is also another day to take a moment to remember that for 232 years men and women have fought and scarificed to keep our country free. No matter where we are and no matter what our politics we should stop and say thank you for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.  
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