A Look Back at Braddock District, Fairfax County, Virginia

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Item #214: Rebel Hill, Artist's Drawing

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On March 29, 1962, The Washington Post reported testimony by Mrs. Z. C. Zefteris of Kings Park West about Rebel Hill on Braddock Road to the Fairfax...

Item #210: Slideshow: Rebel Hill

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Rebel Hill, a small but steep hill on Braddock Road near Wakefield Chapel Road, challenged drivers, especially in bad weather, until tamed by highway...

Item #114: Oral History: Al Hlavin

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Al Hlavin served as Assistant Superintendent for Facilities Services in the Fairfax County Public Schools. He discusses challenges, achievements, and...

Item #111: Oral History: John Hawthorne

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John Hawthorne grew up in Northern Virginia and talks about childhood, development, and community action against excessive growth. He describes the...

Item #110: Oral History: Wes Hatfield

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Wes Hatfield moved to Fairfax County in 1968 after a tour of military duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Air Force. After military retirement, he entered...

Item #106: Oral History: Eileen Garnett

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Eileen Garnett moved to Annandale in 1972. She reminisces about development that came to support increasing numbers of homes and subdivisions. She...

Item #89: Oral History: Jennifer Cornelson Addington

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Jennifer Cornelson Addington grew up in Old Burke where her family lived in Whiteoaks, the original edifice of the Burke Elementary School. She...

Item #42: 1928 Buick

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1928 Buick with Elgin Kirby, long time Burke resident, at the wheel. Photo taken circa...

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