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Posts with the category “local-parks”

Greendale Golf Course
by Carl Sell, Jr. on September 21st, 2023
In the 1960s, plans were being put forth to develop property south of Rose Hill into townhouses or possibly apartments. That didn't sit well with the adjacent community and the new supervisor, Joseph Alexander, who was in his first term as a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The plan was to cluster the new development away from Dogue Creek, meaning that the folks who had just move...  Read More
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Huntley Meadows History
by Carl Sell, Jr. on June 14th, 2023
Huntley Meadows: How a Few People Turned Government Surplus Land into a Natural Wonder in Our Midst Purchased by the Federal Government in the 1930s, the large tract now known as Huntley Meadows Park was a super-secret tracking site for radio signals on the land, in the sea and in the air. In fact, the first confirmation of the Soviet Union’s space satellite, Sputnik, was recorded there shortly af...  Read More
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Private Saffelle on D-Day
June 6th, 2025
MIA Joseph Davies Update
May 19th, 2025
Wayne Wakefield Joins Board of Directors
April 15th, 2025
Our Volunteer Firefighters, EMTs
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Young Ronnie Banks and Friends
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 2025
 January
Flying High at Springfield AirportFranconia Museum Faces Busy Year
 February
Young Ronnie Banks and Friends
 March
Our Volunteer Firefighters, EMTs
 April
Wayne Wakefield Joins Board of Directors
 May
MIA Joseph Davies Update
 June
Private Saffelle on D-Day
 2024
 January
Dolly Parton’s First Performance
 February
A Wizard In Any Age
 April
WWII Spying on Hitler from Bush Hill
 May
Stoneman Brought Bluegrass to Franconia
 June
John Marshall Library HistorySummer Museum Updates
 July
Carolyn Banks Summers Joins Board of Directors
 August
Olivet Chapel's $5 Land Deal
 September
Home-Made Houses Back in the Day
 October
Ghost Stories of Franconia
 November
Miracles Saved Local VeteranThe Cold War 1947-1972
 December
Haddie's Holly at Mount Calvary
 2023
 June
Huntley Meadows History
 July
Birth of the Rose Hill Community
 August
Schools as First Priority
 September
Greendale Golf Course
 October
Rose Hill Farm in the Early Days
 November
The Depression, WWII
 December
Christmas Past

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