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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 #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...
Item #213: Slide Show: Burke Historical Society Slide Presentation
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The history of Burke, Virginia is told in 80 captioned images, from the village's start in the 1850's as a railroad depot to the early 1990's.
The...
Item #209: Slide Show: Development in Kings Park
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A series of aerial images from 1937 to 2002 shows how development changed the area of Kings Park near the intersections of Braddock, Rolling and Burke...
Item #172: Oral History: Dennis Howard
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Dennis Howard traces part of the history of African Americans in Fairfax County from the nineteenth century. He recreates the story of his own family...
Item #171: Korean Businesses, Annandale
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Newcomers to the United States have propelled diversity and the commercial and residential growth of the Braddock District. By 1999, the Korean...
Item #162: Blacksmith Shop, circa 1890
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Moses Parker and Horace Gibson, former slaves who purchased their freedom, moved to Fairfax County from Culpeper. They opened a blacksmith shop on the...
Item #161: Page Parker Family, circa 1887
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Page Augustus Parker and Matilda Gibson Parker and their daughters, Maude, Molly, and Alice, circa 1887. The couple took over the blacksmith shop...
Item #146: Falls Church District
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The Falls Church District preceded the present-day Braddock District. This promotion publication describes the area in 1960. Annandale District was...