Information AboutFairfax County |
Fairfax County is a . HISTORY Fairfax County was formed in 1742 from the northern part of Prince William County . It was named for Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax Of Cameron (1693-1781), proprietor of the Northern Neck . The oldest settlements in Fairfax County were located along the Potomac River . George Washington settled in Fairfax County and built his home, Mount Vernon facing the river. Gunston Hall , the home of George Mason is located nearby. Modern Fort Belvoir is partly located on the estate of Belvoir Manor, built along the Potomac by William Fairfax in 1741. Thomas Sixth Lord Fairfax, the only member of the British nobility ever to reside in the colonies, lived at Belvoir before he moved to the Shenandoah Valley . The Belvoir mansion and several of its outbuildings were destroyed by fire immediately after the Revolutionary War in 1783 , and George Washington noted the plantation complex gradually deteriorated into ruins. {Link without Title} is located in a secluded area of the county.]] In 1757 , the northwestern two-thirds of Fairfax County became Loudoun County . In 1789 part of Fairfax County was ceded to the federal government to form Alexandria County of the District Of Columbia . Alexandria County was returned to Virginia in 1846 , reduced in size by the secession of the Independent City of Alexandria in 1870, and renamed Arlington County in 1920. The Fairfax County town of Falls Church became an independent city in 1948. The Fairfax County town of Fairfax became an independent city in 1961. Located near Washington, D.C., Fairfax County was an important region in the Civil War . The Battle Of Chantilly or Ox Hill, during the same campaign as the Second Battle Of Bull Run , was fought within the county; Bull Run straddles the border between Fairfax and Prince William County. For most of the Civil War, Union troops occupied the county, though the population remained sympathetic to the Confederacy . The growth of the Federal Government in the years during and after World War II spurred rapid growth in the county. As a result, the once rural county began to become increasingly suburban. Other large businesses continued to settle in Fairfax County and the opening of Tysons Corner Center spurred the rise of Tysons Corner itself. The technology boom and a steady government-driven economy also created rapid growth and an increasingly growing and diverse population. The economy has also made Fairfax County one of the wealthiest counties in the nation. GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE Fairfax County is bounded on the north and southeast by the Potomac River ; across the river to the northeast is Washington, DC , across the river to the north is Montgomery County, Maryland , across the river to the southeast are Prince George's County, Maryland and Charles County, Maryland ; it is also partially bounded on the north and east by Arlington County and the independent cities of Alexandria and Falls Church ; it is bound on the west by Loudoun County ; and on the south by Prince William County and the independent cities of Manassas and Manassas Park . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,053 Km&2 (407 Mi&2 ). 1,023 km&2 (395 mi&2) of it is land and 30 km&2 (12 mi&2) of it (2.85%) is water. Almost all of Fairfax County is between the 38th and 39th parallels as well as between 77 and 78 degrees longitude West. Fairfax County lies in the humid subtropical climate zone; the average July high is 88 F (31 C) and the average winter high/low is 42/22 F (6/-6 C) Major Highways
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| Last | Raloff |
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| First | Janet |
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| Title | Dirty Little Secret |
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| Newspaper | Science News |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Date | July 8 |
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