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Item #233: Map: Atlas of Fifteen Miles Around Washington
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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...
Item #228: Memories: Anne C. Brown
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Anne C. Brown shares memories of growing up and living in Burke, VA, which has been home to several generations of her family. Born in 1921, she...
Item #225: Oliver Farm, Annandale, Virginia
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On Christmas Eve 1931, Robert Stringfellow Oliver, his wife Charlene Byrd Oliver, seven children and 24 cattle moved from Shirlington to this farm...
Item #205: Historic Survey Report: Wakefield Chapel
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Survey description of Wakefield Chapel, dated February 17, 1971, for the Historic American Buildings Survey...
Item #203: Historic Survey Report: Ossian Hall
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Survey description of Ossian Hall, dated February 25, 1972, for the Historic American Buildings Survey...
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 #148: Little River Turnpike Historic Marker
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On October 28, 1992, a ceremony was held to dedicate the Little River Turnpike historic marker in Annandale Tollhouse Park. Pictured from left to...
Item #147: Annandale Beautification, circa 1986
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A clown and citizens publicizing the urban renovation soon to take place in downtown Annandale, c. 1986. With the support of the Mason and Annandale...
Item #142: Annandale Tollhouse, Artist's Rendition
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Little River Turnpike was one of the important early roads in Fairfax County and one of the first toll roads in the nation, enabling transport of...