Camp Alger An army barber shop at Camp Alger during the Spanish-American War. (Source: Library of Congress ) Dunn Loring-Merrifield This new Metro map has a lot of stations commemorating the Civil War, but any student of history knows that it was by no …
Rumor Mill Vienna/Fairfax-GMU If you take away one thing from this new Orange line, let it be Fairfax County residents love a good story. In the 1930s, George Wedderburn built six diminutive small Spanish-style cottages on a wedge of land, which is now …
Maplewood-Villa Nuova Maplewood Estate (Source: Library of Congress ) McLean Unlike most historical buildings, this house is famous because it was destroyed. The Maplewood-Villa Nuova estate was built in 1870 by architect John Shipman. In its century of …
William Howard Russell (1820 – 1907) was a reporter for The Times of the UK and he is considered the first war correspondent. In 1861, this intrepid reporter was sent to our very own capital to cover the Civil War.
Peach Grove Tysons Corner Most people today use this station to get to the mall, but it’s important to remember that, prior to the 1950s, Tysons Corner was actually a very rural town. Before it was “Tysons Corner,” locals called the area “Peach Grove” …
Old Courthouse Greensboro Today the land around Greensboro is an office park. Originally, though, it was the site of the original Fairfax Courthouse. In 1742, Fairfax County legislation required that a courthouse be constructed “at a place call’d Spring …
Odrick's Corner Roadside historical marker detailing the history of Odrick's Corner in Fairfax County. (Credit: Jacob Kaplan) Spring Hill When naming the new Silver line stops, Spring Hill was sort of an aspirational choice. While people in the area hope …
New Carnegie Hall Wiehle-Reston East What a great name to honor Reston’s most celebrated landmark: Wiehle Avenue. Seriously, though, now that there’s a stop in Reston, let’s use it to commemorate how the town came to be. Reston was created relatively …
Meowtro's End Dog funeral at Aspin Hill Pet Cemetery, October 7, 1921. (Source: Shorpy and Library of Congress ) Glenmont On this last stop of the new Red Line we honor Aspin Hill Memorial Park, the second oldest pet cemetery in the nation. It originally …
Television Station In 1928, Charles Francis Jenkins operated the first U.S. TV license out of his home on the corner of Windham Ln. and Georgia Ave. in Wheaton, Maryland. (Source: Wikipedia ) Wheaton Maryland’s own city upon a hill. Wheaton is so high up …
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