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The historical material in this website refers to events and places located in or near the geographic area now or previously included in the Braddock District. Created in 1968 as Annandale District and renamed in 1991, Braddock District has seen its…

This engraving appeared in the August 17, 1861 edition of The Illustrated London News. The caption reads: "The Civil War in America: Carolinian pickets flying before the advance of the Federal troops on Fairfax.--From a sketch by our special artist."…

When road construction threatened the Guinea Road Cemetery in 2004, the Virginia Department of Transportation sought information about those buried there. Dennis Howard of Springfield told the history of his family members, the families of slaves…

On April 20, 1941, a forest fire that ignited along the railroad near Guinea Road and Zion Road eventually burned an extensive area southward toward Lorton. Local fire fighters battled for several days before bringing it under control with help from…

Charles K. Gailey is a member of the Fairfax County Archaeological Services of the Park Authority. His notes on Braddock District in the Civil War explain the geography of battles in the area and tell how to locate additional information.

During the Civil War, the area now considered the Braddock District lay between northern and southern strongholds intersected by critical railroad lines. This map shows points of conflict between the Washington, DC, and Alexandria area, extending…

Michele Sims is principal of Terra Centre Elementary School, a unique energy efficient building, constructed largely underground. She discusses the facility.

Ilryong Moon is an at-large representative on the Fairfax County School Board; previously he represented Braddock District on the Board. Mr. Moon is the only Korean-American elected to public office in this area. He talks about the experience of the…

Rita Rogers moved with her husband and young sons into the Lake Braddock subdivision in 1971. She remembers the early years of the community.

Joanne Mellender Hollis first moved to Fairfax as a child in 1932. She remembers activities of her childhood and life during World War II, when German prisoners-of-war were assigned to work on her family farm.