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Item #232: Ravensworth Replacement House
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On August 1, 1926, the Ravensworth Mansion mysteriously burned down, though the adjacent outbuildings survived. Subsequently, Dr. George Bolling Lee...
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 #122: Oral History: Ruth Miller
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Ruth Miller moved to the Braddock District from Flint, Michigan in 1961. A single mother of three, she taught elementary school. Ruth Miller...
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 #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 #109: Oral History: Tawny Hammond
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Tawny Hammond moved to Fairfax County in 1989 to work with the Fairfax County Park Authority. She discusses the nature of civic involvement in...
Item #99: Oral History: Dan Cragg
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Dan Cragg, former Braddock District History Commissioner, traces the history of Braddock District through stories about early families--the Fitzhughs...
Item #13: Old Church of the Good Shepherd
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Old Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal) stood on the corner of Braddock Road and Twinbrook Road near Burke, Virginia. John Marshall and his wife...