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James McWhorter established the Annandale Water Authority and laid pipes for developers coming into the county. These two water tanks on the hill near the corner of Gallows Road and Columbia Pike served 5,000 Annandale homes. The Fairfax County…

Small general stores like the Marshall General Store in Burke, Virginia, dotted the landscape of Fairfax County prior to post-World War II development. By 2006, Braddock District boasted 12 retail shopping centers within its borders and easy access…

Small general stores dotted the landscape of Fairfax County prior to post-World War II development. By 2006, Braddock District boasted 12 retail shopping centers within its borders and easy access to larger malls in the extended metropolitan area.

Artist's rendition of the center of Burke in 1979, showing buildings whose ownership had changed over time. The 7-Eleven store previously held a country general store.

Four young friends, (l to r) Bernice Rice, Mildred Simpson, James Wycoff, and Virginia Simpson at Spring Grove Farm, circa 1935. With no electronic entertainment, children played outside and with each other as late as they could.

Sweetie Pie was the childhood doll of Suzanne Fowler Neal. Sweetie Pie even played the Baby Jesus in a Christmas Eve Pageant at Burke Methodist Church.

Patty Ruffner's Riding School in Burke, Virginia, advertised in the Fairfax Times Herald, June 8, 1956. The advertisement read: "PATTY'S RIDING SCHOOL Near Fairfax at Burke Offers Lessons In Riding and Jumping. Lessons: 6 1-Hour - 12.00. Trail…

1928 Buick with Elgin Kirby, long time Burke resident, at the wheel. Photo taken circa 1937

Lee Highway Drive-in Movie Theater, Merrifield, Virginia, circa 1950. The movie theater was an entertainment center for families, since parents could take children along in the car.

This barn was located on the Silas Burke House property.