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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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #207: Historic Marker: Price's Ordinary
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The historic marker reads: "PRICE'S ORDINARY...At the intersection of Backlick and Braddock Roads stood Price's Ordinary, established by David Price...
Item #196: Map: Braddock District Area
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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...