A Look Back at Braddock District, Fairfax County, Virginia

Tags: civic activism

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...

Item #147: Annandale Beautification, circa 1986

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A clown and citizens publicizing the urban renovation soon to take place in downtown Annandale, c. 1986. With the support of the Mason and Annandale...

Item #145: Jean Packard

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Jean Packard opens the new office of the Fairfax County Water Authority, circa 1960. Ms. Packard began a career of public service as an activist to ...

Item #134: Oral History: Helen Winter

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Helen Winter moved to Annandale in 1969. She comments on the positive effects of immigration on the growth of the community and the development of...

Item #133: Oral History: Valerie Vahouny

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Val Vahouny and her family moved to a new home in the original Kings Park development in 1963. Like many families in the 1950s, she and her husband...

Item #124: Oral History: Audrey Moore

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Audrey Moore represented Annandale District (now Braddock) for four terms on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors before her election as Board...

Item #123: Oral History: Robert Mizer

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While in the U. S. Navy in 1979, Robert Mizer was stationed at the Pentagon. He moved his family into the Ravensworth area of the Braddock District...

Item #121: Oral History: Laura McDowall

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Laura McDowall grew up in Northern Virginia as a child in the post-World War II era. When she and her husband moved to the Braddock District during...

Item #116: Oral History: Robert Hunt

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Robert Hunt moved to the Kings Park neighborhood in the late 1950s. He became president of the Kings Park Civic Association and later, a member of...

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