Oak Hill: Exterior View
Dublin Core Title Oak Hill: Exterior View Description Oak Hill mansion, built in 1790, is the only remaining home of the three manor houses of the Fitzhugh dynasty built on the Ravensworth plantation....
View ArticleOak Hill: Aerial Views 1966-1969
Dublin Core Title Oak Hill: Aerial Views 1966-1969 Description These two aerial photographs, taken between 1966 and 1969, show Oak Hill as suburban development was encroaching close to its borders....
View ArticleTransportation and roads
Dublin Core Title Transportation and roads Subject history of transportation byways Description A teaching activity. A fill-in-the-blanks worksheet linking today's major roads and highways with their...
View ArticleFairfax County's Economy
Dublin Core Title Fairfax County's Economy Subject History of economic development Description This teaching material and activity gives a brief overview of economic development in Fairfax County from...
View ArticleThe Impact of Eminent Domain
Dublin Core Title The Impact of Eminent Domain Subject eminent domain Description A teaching activity integrating the example of the construction of Dulles Airport to illustrate the concept of eminent...
View ArticlePlace Names
Dublin Core Title Place Names Subject Sites in Fairfax County Description This teaching activity gives historic clues to help students fill-in-the blanks to identify recognizable towns within Fairfax...
View ArticleOral History Interview Sheet
Dublin Core Title Oral History Interview Sheet Subject oral history Description Teaching activity introducing oral history as a teaching methodology with directions for conducting interviews and...
View ArticleOak Hill: Civil War Skirmish
Dublin Core Title Oak Hill: Civil War Skirmish Description On the night of November 5, 1861, a shootout occurred between three Union scouts and four Confederate cavalrymen at Oak Hill. It was seven...
View ArticleHistorical Marker: Bog Wallow Ambush
Dublin Core Title Historical Marker: Bog Wallow Ambush Description The historical marker reads: "BOG WALLOW AMBUSH...On 4 December 1861, fifty-five men of the 3rd New Jersey Infantry, Col. George W....
View ArticleBog Wallow Ambush on Braddock Road
Dublin Core Title Bog Wallow Ambush on Braddock Road Description Michael Mitchell's "The Bog Wallow Ambuscade" is an in-depth account of the December 4, 1861 ambush by New Jersey infantry of Georgia...
View Articlee-book: Braddock's True Gold: 20th Century Life in the Heart of Fairfax County
Dublin Core Title e-book: Braddock's True Gold: 20th Century Life in the Heart of Fairfax County Description Free e-book in PDF format. PDF files can be read on most e-readers and, with compatible...
View ArticleTaming Rebel Hill
Dublin Core Title Taming Rebel Hill Description Burke native Glenn Curtis photographed the work in progress taming Rebel Hill and turning that stretch of Braddock Road into a four-lane divided...
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