Item #157: Funeral Train, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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The funeral train of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt travelled through Fairfax Station, attracting crowds of mourners en route from Georgia to...
Item #156: Rolling Road Virginia Railway Express (VRE) station, 2006
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The commuter railway system from Fredericksburg and Manassas, the VRE, began in 1992 in response to suburban spread. Residents can commute via the...
Item #155: Members of the Simpson Family, circa 1937
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The Simpson family lived in the Silas Burke House, also known as Top o' the Hill. Two members of the family pose on a car bumper in...
Item #154: Ernest (Buddy) Belote, circa 1960
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Ernest (Buddy) Belote worked as a broadcast engineer for WTOP radio station in Washington, D.C. His profession brought him close to leading national...
Item #153: Lake Accotink Dam, circa 1918
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In 1912, the War Department established a summer camp and rifle range for engineering corps stationed in Washington, DC. During World War I, the camp...
Item #152: Lake Accotink Boating
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After Lake Accotink, formerly the reservoir for Fort Belvoir, became a public park, the Lake Accotink Yacht Club, founded by Ernest (Buddy) Belote,...
Item #151: Lake Accotink Boat Race
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Lake Accotink served as a water supply for Fort Belvoir until 1963 when the Fairfax County Park Authority opened recreational facilties there,...
Item #149: Burke Lake Park Boat Launch Platform, circa 1963
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Burke Lake Park is an example of county and citizens groups working together to create a recreational area. In the late 1950s, sport fishing leagues...
Item #148: Little River Turnpike Historic Marker
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On October 28, 1992, a ceremony was held to dedicate the Little River Turnpike historic marker in Annandale Tollhouse Park. Pictured from left to...