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Clara Barton Historic Marker
This historic marker at Ox Road and Fairfax Station Road commemorates the nursing work of Clara Barton. The marker reads, "Clara H. Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross. Here at Fairfax Station in early Sept. 1862, after the Second Battle of…
St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church
St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church in Fairfax Station was built in 1860 and became the first Catholic Church in Fairfax County.
During the construction of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad through Fairfax County, many Irish Catholic…
During the construction of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad through Fairfax County, many Irish Catholic…
Burke United Methodist Church
The Burke United Methodist Church opened in a former Southern Railway train station in 1929. Former school teacher and neighborhood handyman, Willie Harlow, made the steeple and the cross, although he did not attend church services there. The…