A Look Back at Braddock District, Fairfax County, Virginia

Item #227: Animation (narrated): Growth and Development in Braddock District, 1940 to 2004

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Growth and shifts in population and suburban development in Fairfax County are driving forces in the creation and continuing evolution of Braddock...

Item #226: Historic Marker: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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On April 5, 2008 at Lake Accotink Park, Fairfax County celebrated the CCC's 75th anniversary and unveiled an historic marker commemorating the CCC's...

Item #225: Oliver Farm, Annandale, Virginia

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On Christmas Eve 1931, Robert Stringfellow Oliver, his wife Charlene Byrd Oliver, seven children and 24 cattle moved from Shirlington to this farm...

Item #224: Camp Reports: Civilian Conservation Corps No. 2339C Camp

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CCC No. 2399C Camp, also known as Army-3VA Camp, was located at the U.S. Army's Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County. A racially segregated unit, it was...

Item #223: Map: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Road

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This 1939 map shows the location of the road built by the CCC in the 1930s to provide access to what was then an extensive forest, likely for fire...

Item #219: Essay: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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In a chance conversation with Mary Lipsey, Bill Sheads mentioned the CCC's work in the 1930s in building a road through what was then an extensive...

Item #218: Archeological Investigation Report: Guinea Road Cemetery

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The Louis Berger Group, Inc., on behalf of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), conducted an archeological investigation of the Guinea...

Item #217: Essay: The CCC Road

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Bill Sheads writes about the road built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s to open access to a large forested tract bounded by Old...

Item #216: Oral History, Part 2: Lee Hubbard

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Part 2 of two parts. Lee Hubbard's family can trace its roots in Fairfax County to the 1700s. He discusses his childhood and milestone events. Lee...

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