Fairfax History

25 Jun 2025

Fairfax History: Sideburn Station and Sideburn Road

By Paige Johnson In the early 1850’s, the Orange & Alexandria Railroad (now Southern Railroad) was built through Fairfax County with stations at Springfield (aka Daingerfield’s), Burke, Sideburn (abandoned), Fairfax […]

28 May 2025

Fairfax History: John Rowe

By Paige Johnson John “Jack” Rowe was born a slave in Fairfax County, Virginia, in April 1830. He was the slave of Thomas and Hannah (Morris) Moore of Fairfax Court […]

18 Aug 2023

Isaac Newton Forrester and the Steam Mill at Fairfax Court House

By Page Johnson With a name like Isaac Newton Forrester you had better be smart, or at least a gifted tinkerer.  Isaac Forrester was these things and much more. Not […]

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