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38°56′40″N 77°09′42″W / 38.94444°N 77.16167°W / 38.94444; -77.16167. Part of. Langley Fork Historic District (ID82001818 [1]) Designated CP. October 19, 1982. Side view of Hickory Hill in 2007. Hickory Hill is a large brick house in McLean, Virginia, in the United States, which was owned for many years by members of the ...
1495919 [4] McLean (/ məˈkleɪn / mə-KLAYN) [5] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population of the community was 50,773 at the 2020 census. [1] It is located between the Potomac River and Vienna within the Washington metropolitan area.
Merrywood. Merrywood is a historic home located in McLean, Virginia on the Palisades overlooking the Potomac River that has hosted several presidents and members of the British royal family. The Georgian Revival style brick dwelling was built in 1919 for Newbold Noyes.
1814 - U.S. President James Madison and Dolley Madison seek refuge at Salona during the Burning of Washington in August 1814. [8] 1826 - Duel between Henry Clay and John Randolph fought in McLean. [9] 1861 - Union Army establishes Camp Griffin in the area during the Civil War. [8] 1862 - Union Army establishes Fort Marcy in the area during the ...
The McLean House near Appomattox, Virginia is within the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. The house was owned by Wilmer McLean and his wife Virginia near the end of the American Civil War. Hosted by Union General Ulysses S. Grant, the house served as the location of the surrender conference for the Confederate army of General ...
The village is the site of the Battle of Appomattox Court House, and contains the McLean House, where the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, 1865, an event widely symbolic of the end of the American Civil War. The village itself began as the community of ...
Status. Open. Scott's Run Nature Preserve is a nature preserve in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in McLean, it is bordered by Virginia State Route 193 to its south, Interstate 495 to its east and the Potomac River to its north. It encompasses 336 acres (136 ha) of woodland with its namesake, Scott's Run, flowing through its ...
Marden House. Coordinates: 38.93408°N 77.12037°W. The Marden House is a residence in McLean, Virginia, USA, designed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It is located just off Chain Bridge Road and overlooks the Potomac River. Also known as "Fontinalis", it is named after Luis Marden (1913–2003), a writer, photographer and ...