Fairfax County Stories

Honoring over 400 years --since 1607 Jamestown Settlement-- of Fairfax County History
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Fairfax County has given permission to republish some of the book's contents in this website, but the stories are copyrighted by Fairfax County.
(Book purchase information can be found at: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/va2007/legacybook.htm)

Disclaimer: The stories within this anthology are the writers' original products, as they have been attested to on their submission forms on file at the Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs. The writers bear the sole responsibility for the accuracy of the material contained within their stories. The County of Fairfax cannot be held responsible for omissions or errors, and therefore disclaims all liability in connection with the stories as written in the legacy book.

Table of Contents
 Fairfax County Stories 1607-2007 Authors
Preface

Gerald E. Connolly 

 IntroductionIrma A. Clifton
 Appreciating our Historical LegacyJacob P. Asma
 Fairfax County at the Very BeginningCarolyn Werle
 In the Shadow of RavensworthCharles P. Fitzhugh
 Jeremiah Moore's Lasting LegacyBetty Lishman Holman
 Fairfax County's First Two Post OfficesRobert L. Lisbeth
 Fairfax County's Most Famous DuelKatherine Cooch Rau
 The History of Mount Zephyr

Dan Burrier &

Sharon Bertschi

 A History of Franconia

Sue L. Patterson 

The Olivers of Fairfax County Willard M. Oliver 
Historic Huntley Erica C. A. Hershler 
Gentleman Jim Robinson

Mary Robinson Ewell &

Deborah Nagy

The Formation of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association Emily Coleman Dibella 
Ethan Winchester Wakefield Mildred M. Moore 
 Was She or Wasn't She?Katherine Cooch Rau 
Robert Gunnell of Langley Henry C. Mackall 
My Dear Son 

Susan Hellman 

 Fairfax County's Poor HouseMartha Robertson 
The Metropolitan Western Railroad Mildred M. Moore 
The Family History of John Bell and Clarence Raymond Summers, Sr. Houston M. Summers, Jr. 
A Brief History of the Fairfax Education Association Dennis Joseph Pfennig 
It Began with the 1898 Spanish-American War Corazon Sandoval Foley 
 The NeckJennifer Santley 
Ivakota Farm, 1915 to 1962 Lynne Garvey Hodge 
Suffragists at the Occoquan Workhouse in Lorton Bernice S. Colvard 
Camp Andrew A. Humphreys, 1917 to 1919Gustav J. Person 
Herndon Charles V. Mauro 
Homeland Security, Cold War Style Mary Lipsey 
Nike Missiles in Fairfax CountyWilliam O. Craig 
John Sidney (Sid) Holland, Sr. Dorothy Mann 
Desegregation in the 1960s Linda Olson Peebles 
The Honorable Martha V. PenninoSally B. Ormsby 
The Mayor of Fairfax County Jack Herrity Matthew McGuire 
The Ghost of Keene Mill School Irene Martinko 
Appendix: Legacy Book Project Description  
 Acknowledgments