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Please enjoy reading some history of Fairfax County, VA.

A Brief History of Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County was created by the Virginia Assembly from the northern part of Prince William County in 1742.
 

• Fairfax County originally included all of what are now Loudoun County, Arlington County, and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church.
  

• Fairfax County was named for the English nobleman Thomas, sixth Lord Fairfax.
  

• In 1742, the population of Fairfax County was only about 4,000 people, and about 1,000 of these were black slaves.
  

• In 1790, the population of Fairfax County was only about 12,000 people; in 1870 the population remained at about 12,000 people; as late as 1930, the population of all of Fairfax County was still only about 25,000 people.
  

• In 1861, Fairfax County voted 1,231 to 289 in favor of Virginia seceding from the Union.
  

• Fairfax County overwhelmingly supported the ratification of the new federal constitution in 1788.
  

• George Mason of Fairfax County is often regarded as the father of our federal Bill of Rights.
  

• The first Fairfax County courthouse was near what is now Tysons Corner.
  

• From 1752 until 1800, the Fairfax County Courthouse was in the town of Alexandria.
  

• In the 1950s, three Nike anti-aircraft missile batteries were built in Fairfax County to help protect the city of Washington.
  

• The name Reston comes from the initials of Robert E. Simon, who developed the new "town" in the 1960s.
  

• From 1742 until 1870, Fairfax, like other Virginia counties, was governed by its County Court.
  

• The first Board of Supervisors to govern Fairfax County was elected in 1870.
  

• In the early 20th century there were four small local airports in Fairfax County. One was where the Skyline Towers is currently located at Bailey’s Crossroads; another was at the site of the present Loehmans Plaza shopping center, and two others were in southern Fairfax County along Route-1 -- one at Hybla Valley and another at Beacon Hill.
  

• The George Washington Memorial Parkway, which runs along the river in Fairfax County from the 14th street bridge to Washington’s home at Mount Vernon, was built in 1932 to commemorate Washington’s 200th birthday.
  

• The Fairfax County Police Department was first authorized by the Board of Supervisors in 1941.
  

• The first Fairfax County Library opened in 1939.

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