Memories: Michele Sims

Michele Sims is principal of Terra Centre Elementary School, a unique energy efficient building, constructed largely underground. She discusses the facility.

Memories: Ilryong Moon, Esq.

Ilryong Moon is an at-large representative on the Fairfax County School Board; previously he represented Braddock District on the Board. Mr. Moon is the only Korean-American elected to public office in this area. He talks about the experience of the Asian immigrant community in Fairfax County.

Memories: Rita Rogers

Rita Rogers moved with her husband and young sons into the Lake Braddock subdivision in 1971. She remembers the early years of the community.

Memories: Joanne Mellender Hollis

Joanne Mellender Hollis first moved to Fairfax as a child in 1932. She remembers activities of her childhood and life during World War II, when German prisoners-of-war were assigned to work on her family farm.

Memories: Elizabeth Dove

Elizabeth Dove remembers Braddock Road in the 1930s, describing the neighborhood, home ownership, and daily life.

Oak Hill Memories: Bernice Watt Montgomery

Bernice Watt Montgomery lived the first ten years of her life at Oak Hill when it was a 50-acre working farm. Her grandfather had purchased the property in 1889 for $900. She tells of her family and remembers her childhood on the historic property until its sale in 1935.

Oak Hill Memories: Mary Grace Watt Pulley

Mary Grace Watt Pulley lived the first seventeen years of her life at Oak Hill when it was a 50-acre working farm. Her grandfather had purchased the property in 1889 for $900. She tells of her family and remembers her childhood on the historic property until its sale in 1935. Her sketch shows the layout of the buildings and grounds as she remembers them.

Map: Braddock's Historic Sites

This map locates historic sites in the Braddock area from the eighteenth century to the present time.

Not all locations are geographically exact. Some, like the 1941 forest fire, are based on the best information available from oral interviews and newspaper accounts. Compound names, like Original Burke School / Whiteoaks, indicate different uses or events which occurred at that location over time. The map locates the following sites:
1. Rebel Hill
2. Signal Hill
3. Proposed Burke Airport
4. Hunting Preserve
5. Bunny Man Incidents
6. German POW Camp
7. Howery (Howrey) Field
8. Gooding's Tavern
9. Price's Ordinary
10. Burke General Store
11. Marshall's Store
12. Burke Post Office
13. Turnpike Tollhouse
14. Copperthite Race Track
15. Courthouse Market
16. Padgett's Tavern
17. Burke Fire Department
18. Burke Family Cemetery
19. Marshall Family Cemetery
20. Brimstone Hill
21. Oak Hill
22. Ossian Hall
23. Ravensworth Mansion
24. Silas Burke House
25. Ashford House
26. King's Grant / Patty's Riding Stable
27. Good-Wates Property
28. Greenfield
29. Aspen Grove
30. Holly Hill
31. John Marshall House
32. Stafford Landing
33. Boxhill Farm
34. Hirst House
35. Green Spring Farm
36. Ashford School
37. Original Burke School / Whiteoaks
38. Bell Aire School
39. Jerusalem Baptist Church
40. Burke Station / Burke Methodist Church / Train Wreck site
41. Wakefield Chapel
42. Church of the Good Shepherd
43. Little Zion Baptist
44. Annandale United Methodist Church
45. Saint Mary of Sorrows Church
46. Annandale Early Business District
47. Community of Ilda
48. Springfield Station
49. Fairfax Station
50. Accotink Railroad Bridge
51. Rolling Road Trestle Bridge
52. Fairfax Station Trestle Bridge
53. Norfolk Southern Railroad
54. Manassas Gap Railroad
55. 1941 Forest Fire Approximate Burn Area

From the book Braddock's True Gold: 20th Century Life in the Heart of Fairfax County by Marion Meany and Mary Lipsey; map prepared by George Mason University Department of Geography GIS Center of Excellence.

Copyright 2006 County of Fairfax. All rights reserved.

Map: Area Transportation Networks--Roads and Railroads

Braddock District is served by a mixture of modern and original transportation networks that date back to the 18th and 19th centuries. The document provides a brief history of the railroad and significant roads and highways.

Text and map from Braddock's True Gold: 20th Century Life in the Heart of Fairfax County by Marion Meany and Mary Lipsey, a product of the A Look Back at Braddock oral history project. Map prepared by George Mason University Department of Geography GIS Center of Excellence.

Copyright 2006 County of Fairfax. All rights reserved.

Oral History: Rosemarie Schelling

Rosemarie Schelling and her family moved to the Braddock District when her husband was stationed at the Pentagon during the 1960s. Their five children joined a neighborhood of large families. Rosemarie Schelling remembers family activities, outdoor sports, rural roads, and holiday celebrations.She traces changes in daily life.