A Look Back at Braddock District, Fairfax County, Virginia

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Item #206: Memorial Marker: Howery Field

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On June 1, 1967, six young soldiers from Fort Belvoir died in an accident while working on a community service project to help build the Howery Field...

Item #113: Oral History: Robin Hirst

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Robin Hirst grew up among influential people when her father, Omer Hirst, served as a Virginia State Legislator. Her family's farm near Burke has been...

Item #104: Oral History: John Fox

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John Fox was seventeen when his family moved to Annandale in 1939. His father started the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department, and John Fox served...

Item #92: Oral History: Ernest (Buddy) Belote

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Ernest (Buddy) Belote can trace his family roots in Northern Virginia to pre-Revolutionary days. His ancestor, Colonel William Fitzhugh of...

Item #35: Annandale Dreadnaughts Baseball Team, circa 1940

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The Annandale Dreadnaughts, founded in 1940, played teams from other areas and attracted up to 500 fans at games. The team would "pass the hat" to...

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