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Published in 1878-1879 by G. M. Hopkins, this atlas mapped communities within a 15-mile radius of Washington, D.C. Separate editions were issued for...

Old Burke Village resident Lonnie Schorer took her camera aloft in the fall of 1975 to shoot the series of pictures that are the basis for this video....

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...

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...

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...

Braddock District is served by a mixture of modern and original transportation networks that date back to the 18th and 19th centuries. The document...

James Roland was born in northern Virginia. His parents had moved to the area from Tennessee after World War II because of the better job market. ...

The funeral train of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt travelled through Fairfax Station, attracting crowds of mourners en route from Georgia to...

The commuter railway system from Fredericksburg and Manassas, the VRE, began in 1992 in response to suburban spread. Residents can commute via the...