Resources
braddockheritage.org
A Look Back at Braddock District is a local history, the story of a rural region in the heart of Fairfax County, Virginia, transformed over time into a sprawling suburb of Washington, DC. The memories of more than 50 Northern Virginia residents are captured in oral histories. Photographs, documents, maps and artifacts amplify these personal experiences and document growth and change in the area.
A Look Back at Braddock District is a local history, the story of a rural region in the heart of Fairfax County, Virginia, transformed over time into a sprawling suburb of Washington, DC. The memories of more than 50 Northern Virginia residents are captured in oral histories. Photographs, documents, maps and artifacts amplify these personal experiences and document growth and change in the area.
http://ravensworthstory.org/
The story of Ravensworth. It’s a story of colonial settlement, early government, tobacco plantations, slavery, civil war, economic expansion, the rise and decline of family farms, and suburban development – next door to the nation’s capital – involving people, places and events both famous and obscure.
The story of Ravensworth. It’s a story of colonial settlement, early government, tobacco plantations, slavery, civil war, economic expansion, the rise and decline of family farms, and suburban development – next door to the nation’s capital – involving people, places and events both famous and obscure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_and_Alexandria_Railroad
Wikipedia - Orange and Alexandria Railroad
Wikipedia - Orange and Alexandria Railroad
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/csiegel/
Extensive history of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
Extensive history of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
http://thenewoanda.weebly.com/
Orange & Alexandria Railroad... Moving the Piedmont Forward
Come with us on a train ride through history as we visit the Virginian Piedmont during america's most crucial time of need!
Orange & Alexandria Railroad... Moving the Piedmont Forward
Come with us on a train ride through history as we visit the Virginian Piedmont during america's most crucial time of need!
http://www.belvoir.army.mil/history/Humphreys.htm
1917-1918: Establishment of Camp A. A. Humphreys
1917-1918: Establishment of Camp A. A. Humphreys
http://www.belvoir.army.mil/history/101713-USA-R1.pdf
Fort Belvoir - A Host to History - Published 2010
Fort Belvoir - A Host to History - Published 2010
https://books.google.com/books?id=wkULAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA399&lpg=PA399&dq=accotink+day+camp+humphreys&source=bl&ots=UcWQp9YhO7&sig=83xDP-OKFO0EUSjTJuUQcO-sz3M&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4uJnonIPQAhVB9YMKHUciB70Q6AEIQDAF#v=onepage&q&f=false
Pages from a book explaining how difficult it was to secure roads and water (by constructing a dam on Accotink Creek) for Camp Humphreys during a war time.
Pages from a book explaining how difficult it was to secure roads and water (by constructing a dam on Accotink Creek) for Camp Humphreys during a war time.