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  • American Horticultural Society at George Washington's River Farm

    7931 East Boulevard, Alexandria, VA 22308

    The headquarters of the American Horticultural Society, located between Old Town Alexandria and Mt. Vernon, overlooks the Potomac River and was one of George Washington's original properties. River Fa…

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  • Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim

    3610 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22030

    The City of Fairfax purchased the historic Blenheim estate in early 1999 to preserve and develop into a Civil War house museum and open-air park. Blenheim is a c.1855 central-hall-plan brick farmhouse…

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  • Claude Moore Colonial Farm

    6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101

    A reconstructed revolutionary war farm, Claude Moore Colonial Farm is worked with the same tools and methods employed by farmers in the 18th century. The farm demonstrates the life of a poor family li…

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  • Collingwood Library and Museum on Americanism

    8301 East Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308

    Located on the banks of the Potomac River and surrounded by woods and gardens, the Collingwood Library and Museum on Americanism is a perfect setting for your next event. The main building and grounds…

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  • Colvin Run Mill

    10017 Colvin Run Rd., Great Falls, VA 22066

    Colvin Run Mill is an early 19th century wooden water wheel and operating gristmill. The miller’s house includes an exhibit about the process of milling and the families who operated the mill. An exhi…

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  • Fairfax County Courthouse

    4000 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030

     During the Civil War, this building was occupied by both Union and Confederate troops. In the spring of 1862, the Union Army took possession of the courthouse for the rest of the war. It was rep…

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  • Fairfax Museum

    10209 Main St., Fairfax, VA 22030

    The Fairfax Museum, located in the former Fairfax Elementary School, produces special exhibits on the city's history, offers educational programs, and schedules walking tours of the historic district …

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  • Fairfax Station Railroad Museum

    11200 Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station, VA 22039

    Take a step back in time and discover the Fairfax Station Museum and the role it played during the Civil War.  Learn about the humanitarian efforts begun here by Clara Barton, founder of the Amer…

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  • Franconia Museum

    6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA 22310

    The Franconia Museum is a private museum dedicated to preserving the past, present, and future of the Franconia area through pictures, artifacts, and stories.

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  • Freeman House Museum

    131 Church St., Vienna, VA 22182

    The Freeman House was constructed to serve as a general store, but took on a number of roles including housing soldiers as a makeshift hospital during the Civil War. The house is now a museum and old-…

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