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rode Governor Dinwiddie when en route to Alexandria to meet General Braddock and Commodore Keppel. Over it rode the first President of the United States in his last visit to his aged mother in her home in Fredericks- burg. Virginia's contingent of provincials, when en route to join Admiral Vernon fighting the Spaniards at Carthagena, passed over it. This old road saw the passing of the Virginia troops to join Braddock in his expedition to the banks of the Ohio. Washington, in his march to the victorious field of Yorktown, passed over it. Virginia's representatives in her General As- sembly passed over it. In short, it was truly the great highway, the great stage road, for many years of old Virginia.
Washington's Old Mill.
Two miles from Mount Vernon, by the Old King's Highway, on the creek called by the Indians Epsewasson, stood Washington's Old Mill. This mill, together with a small dwelling. was built by Captain Augustine Washington. the father of George Washington, in 1734, and became the property of General Washington on the death of his half-brother, Lawrence, in July, 1752. From tradition we learn that the mill in its day was supplied with the best ma- chinery then obtainable, and so excellent was the flour manufactured, that it was received, without inspection, in the foreign ports to which it was shipped.
While the "Dusty miller taking his tolls," and the "Cumbrous ox-wains with their ebony drivers," are no longer seen; and the "Grating sound of the grinding gear" of the old mill is no longer heard, yet the holy associations lingering around this sacred spot consecrate it, and make it a shrine to which patriotic hearts delight to turn.
Washington's Tomb.
At the foot of a beautiful slope, a few hundred yards south from the mansion, is the substantial vault in which repose the remains of the Immortal Washington. The vault is constructed of brick, and when the heavy iron doors are open. through the picketed iron gate, can be seen two marble sar- cophagi. the one on the right containing the remains of the General. and the one on the left those of Martha, his wife. Over the vault door, in a heavy panel of stone. are the words of Holy Writ: "I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live." Over the arch of the tomb is a white marble tablet on which is inscribed: "Within this enclosure rest the remains of General George Washington." Each of these tombs, or coffins, was cut from a solid block of Pennsylvania marble, and are perfectly plain, except on Washington's is cut in relief the American
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Shield over the flag of the United States. These remains were placed in these marble coffins and sealed from sight October 7, 1837, since which they have never been disturbed.
Clifton Ferry.
An Act of the General Assembly of 1745 provided for the establishment of a public ferry from Clifton Neck on the original Mount Vernon estate, to the Maryland shore. Large and capacious boats, rowed by stalwart negro oars- men, carried vehicles of every kind, as well as pedestrians, across the Po- tomac. By this ferry went all the travel between lower Virginia and Georgia to New York. The rates "for a man or horse were one shilling; for every coach, chariot or wagon and driver thereof, six shillings; for every cart or four-wheeled chaise and driver thereof, four shillings, and for every two- wheeled chaise or chariot, two shillings."
Not far from this ferry is the celebrated spring called by the Indians of old the "Great Fountain." Perhaps the first white man who ever drank from this spring was Captain John Smith while on his voyage of exploration to the Great Falls of the Potomac; and when he speaks in his Journal of the "Sweet waters in which this region abounds," who knows but that he had reference to the "Great Fountain." Though three hundred years have rolled their round, these refreshing waters still gush forth from Clifton Ferry Hill as they did in the far-off days of yore.
The Fairfax County Medical Society.
While the health of the people of Fairfax County is- well nigh proverbial, yet the followers of Hippocrates here, as everywhere, find profitable employ- ment; and for their mutual improvement, the medical fraternity has the oldest continuous medical society in Virginia. It was organized in May, 1884, and has since continued to exist and increase in numbers and useful- ness. Its Constitution and By-laws are liberal, and as a result, it has mem- bers from Alexandria City, Loudoun and Prince William Counties, and the District of Columbia. The Society has been of great advantage to the pro- . fession in bringing together the doctors from different sections, thus pro- moting friendship and broadening the professional spirit among its members. At its meeting, papers on important professional subjects are read and dis- cussed, and by this means the members are assisted in keeping abreast with modern progress in medicine and surgery. Thoughtful observers agree that in capacity, the members of the Fairiax County Medical Society measure well up with those of other like bodies anywhere found. .
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To him who loves to visit places made sacred by some historical associa- tion; who delights, with reverential hand, to pluck the bud or flower from the waysides traversed by the feet of generations long since dust; who, in the lull of labor, loves to visit the old homesteads around which still lurks the inspiration for historic reverie or enduring fiction; who wishes to see the old churches in which our forefathers worshipped, and kneel at the altars at which they knelt; who wishes to traverse the roads over which the soldiers of six wars have passed; in short, who wishes to live in a land made famous by the lives and labors of noble men and women, let him come to these sacred precincts.
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Washington, Arlington and Falls Church Ry.
Only line to Fort Myer, Va., and short line to Ballston, Falls Church, Dunn- Loring, Vienna, Fairfax Court House, Va. Fairfax Court House has many Colonial and Revolutionary war memories. Here is where General Washington's will is recorded. Also short line to Arlington National Cemetery
The Bivouac of the Nation's dead, on the beautiful Potomac
New Highway Bridge Route
Take Washington, Arlington and Falls Church railway cars at 12th street and Pennsylvania Avenue for above points, enroute viewing the Post Office De- partment Building, the Mall, Washing- : ton Monument, Smithsonion, the Bu- reau of Engraving and Printing Build- ings, the Speedway, Bureau of Agri- culture's Experimental Farm, and the Arlington National Cemetery with a view of the City of Washington
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Through the Most Historic Section of Virginia
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HISTORIC GREAT FALLS OF POTOMAC
Scenic Beauty Around Great Falls Grand and Pic- turesque-Waterfalls Reached by the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad
Spots of Historic Interest Passed en Route Over One of the Finest Double-track Roads in the United States
O HIS great waterfall is situ- ated fourteen miles from Washington, in Fairfax County, Va. Here are to be seen some of the grandest views of nature. formed by some vast up- heaval in ancient times. Tower- ing cliffs, enormous volumes of water rushing, rolling, and fall- ing over a precipice, forming a whirlpool in the great gorge. It is impossible to describe in words the magnificence of the scenery.
The early genius of George Washington as an engineer is here to be seen, he having built a canal around the Great Falls. being the first canal built in the United States. This canal for many years was the only means. of bringing farm and other prod- ucts from Western Maryland and Virginia to Georgetown, from which point much of it was shipped to European ports. George Washington also erected at this place a flouring mill and
iron foundry, the foundations and ruins of both of which are still in existence and can be seen at this place.
All of the adjacent ground at this time is covered with large forest trees which have grown since the abandonnent of the canal as a waterway.
This beautiful place is reached by the Great Falls and Old Do- minion Electric Railroad. This is one of the finest double-track railroads in the United States. Its cars and equipment are un- surpassed, having the finest motors made.
The trip is most delightful, as the cars pass through one of the finest sections of Virginia.
Take the cars at Thirty-sixth and M streets. The cars of all city car companies' reach the point. Fare for round trip, 25 cents. Now is the time to book your dates for excursions.
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INDUSTRIAL SECTION:
County Officials
4
Introductory
5
Location
5
Towns-Fairfax.
6
Falls Church.
8
Herndor
10
Vienna
11
Clifton
13
Weihle
14
Villages-Annandale
15
Langley
15
Lewinsville
15
Forestville
16
Dranesville .
16
Floris
16
Chantilly
16
Centerville
17
Accotink
17
Oakton
17
West End.
18
Burke's Station
18
Fairfax Station.
18
Bailey's Cross-Roads
18
Topography
20
Geology and Soil Conditions
21
Climatic Conditions
22
Industrial and Economic Conditions
22
Theological Seminary 25
26
General Remarks
28
Production
29
Fruit
32
HISTORICAL SECTION :.
Historical
35
Early Settlers
38
Tobacco 39
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Ducking Stool
43
Quaint Laws
Washington's Wealth
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DISTINGUISHED FAIRFAX CITIZENS:
George Washington. 53
George Mason 63
Gen. Daniel Morgan 67
Gen. Wm. Henry Fitzhugh Lee 68
Gen. W. W. Mackall 69
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee 69
OLD HOMESTEADS:
Mt. Vernon 71
Gunston Hall 73
Woodlawn 75
Solona.
77
Other Old Homes 78
OLD CHURCHES :
Pohick Church 81
Falls Church
82
MISCELLANEOUS:
Old Highways. 83
Washingtons Oid Mill 85
Washington's Tomb 85
Fairfax County Medical Society 86
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ILLUSTRATIONS:
Frontispiece-Cameron Run Farm.
Fairfax Court-House
7
Virginian Training School.
9
Burke's Station. 8
Street in Falls Church 10
Bull Run Bridge.
11
Bird's Eye View of Herndon
12
Elden Street, Herndon
13
Lieutenant-Governor Willard's Home
14
Clerk's Office, Fairfax
15
Cedar Lane, Vienna
16
Maple Avenue, Vienna.
17
Company I. Third Virginia Regiment
19
House on Chantilly Stock Farm
20
A Prize Winner on Chantilly Stock Farm.
21
Theological Seminary. 23
The General Dann Residence 24
Dr. Blackford's Residence 25
Episcopal High School 27
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Confederate Monument: 28
The Williams Orchard 31
Professor Hall's Residence 32
Herndon Packing House. 33 Great Falls of the Potomac 36
Old Dranesville Bridge. 37
House built by Lord Fairfax. 38
Distant View of Town of Fairfax 40
Fairfax Public School 41
Accotinck Public School 42
Accotinck Public School. Interior
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Falls Church Public School 44
Oakton Public School 45
Vienna Public School
46
Residence of J. S. Pearson
47
Old Mill, built in 1794 48
Chantilly Battle Field.
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"Vauxcluse"
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Washington', 'Sixteen-Sided Barn
54
Washington's Old Mill 56
Barn on the General Dunn Farm 58
General Lawton's Old Home 59
The Old Falls Church in 1862 60
Washington's Tomb 61
Street in Old Centerville. 62
General Pope's Headquarters, Centerville. 63
Old Tavern, Centerville 64
Fairfax County Jail 66 72
" Mount Vernon"
"Gunston Hall"
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"Woodlawn"
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"Solona"
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Pohick Church 80
Pohick Church, Interior
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Falls Church 82
Old Star Tavern 83
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