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Arms of the Lords Fairfax of Cameron, also adopted as the arms of Fairfax County, Virginia. Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1560–1640) Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1584–1648) Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1612–1671) Henry Fairfax, 4th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1631–1688) Thomas Fairfax, 5th ...
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (22 October 1693 – 9 December 1781) was a British peer, military officer and planter. The only member of the British peerage to permanently reside in Britain's North American colonies, Fairfax owned the Northern Neck Proprietary in the Colony of Virginia, where he spent the majority of his life.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 November 2024. Plantation estate of George Washington For other uses, see Mount Vernon (disambiguation). United States historic place Mount Vernon U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark Virginia Landmarks Register The Mount Vernon mansion in April 2020 Location ...
Politicians from Fairfax County, Virginia (1 C, 43 P) A. People from Annandale, Virginia (34 P) B. People from Burke, Virginia (17 P) C. People from Centreville ...
The County of Fairfax was created by legislation introduced in May 1742, effective the following December. It was most likely named for Thomas, sixth Lord Fairfax. The dividing line was a line up Occoquan River and Bull Run, and from the head of the main branch of Bull Run, by a straight course to Ashby's Gap in the Blue Ridge.
“We’re really leaning into heirs’ property as a way to prop up family wealth creation,” said Irvin Cohen, who heads the group organizing the push-back. “On the other end of the pendulum ...
From Fairfax County: Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, only British noble resident in colonial Virginia 25,144: 6 sq mi (16 km 2) Falls Church: 610: N/A: 1948: From Fairfax County: The Falls Church: 14,685: 2.1 sq mi (5 km 2) Franklin: 620: N/A: 1961: From Southampton County: Benjamin Franklin, publisher, scholar, orator, and U.S ...