Browse Resources (31 total)
Little River Turnpike Historic Marker
On October 28, 1992, a ceremony was held to dedicate the Little River Turnpike historic marker in Annandale Tollhouse Park. Pictured from left to right are: Helen Winter and Arif Hodzic, members of the Annandale Central Business District Planning…
Tags: annandale, civic activism, government, historic site
Annandale Beautification, circa 1986
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 (today Braddock) District supervisors, the Annandale Beautification Committee formed and subsequently…
Tags: annandale, civic activism, government
Falls Church District
The Falls Church District preceded the present-day Braddock District. This promotion publication describes the area in 1960. Annandale District was renamed Braddock District in 1992.
Tags: commerce, development, government
Jean Packard
Jean Packard opens the new office of the Fairfax County Water Authority, circa 1960. Ms. Packard began a career of public service as an activist to improve delivery of county services to her community. She subsequently served as president of the…
Tags: civic activism, government
Fairfax County Supervisors, circa 1970
Former Annandale District Supervisor Audrey Moore, second from left, with some fellow Fairfax County Supervisors, many of whom are holding pictures of historic buildings. Ms. Moore holds a photograph of Oak Hill, a historic home in the Wakefield…
Tags: government, historic site, oak hill
Moscow comes to Braddock
Fairfax Supervisor, Sharon Bulova meets with Russian visitors to Fairfax County. Braddock District became part of an education in democratic government for local officials in Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1989. The Russian Embassy…
Tags: government
Oral History: Bill Wrench
Bill Wrench came to the Braddock District in 1957 as the Director of the Economic and Industrial Development Committee (later, the Economic Development Authority). Lack of development in the county surprised him then, but his job was to integrate…
Tags: airport, commerce, development, education, government, railroad, ravensworth, roads, subdivisions
Oral History: Jean Packard
After moving to Fairfax County in 1951, Jean Packard was heavily involved in county and local politics. She served as chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and president of the Federation of Citizens Association. She discusses…
Tags: development, education, government, parks
Oral History: Audrey Moore
Audrey Moore represented Annandale District (now Braddock) for four terms on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors before her election as Board Chairman in 1988. She traces her political career and the politics behind Fairfax County growth.
Tags: civic activism, development, education, government, parks
Oral History: Robin Hirst
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 subdivided and developed, but the unique house they built, Hirst House, remains. She shares…
Tags: agriculture, childhood, civil war, government, historic site, lee, rebel hill, sports