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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CLJ_floods-at-great-falls_McLean-VA.html
Floods at Great Falls. The high-water marks seem hard to believe, but powerful Potomac River waters sometimes cover this area. How can that happen? High water occurs at least once a year when all the rocks in the falls are covered. Floods occur ab…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CIG_patowmack-canal_McLean-VA.html
Patowmack Canal. George Washington had a marvelous idea—turn the Potomac River into a navigable waterway linking the East Coast with the Ohio River Valley. To do so, the Patowmack Company, which he helped form, dredged portions of the riverb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CIF_old-georgetown-pike-ancient-indian-trail_McLean-VA.html
Old Georgetown Pike Ancient Indian Trail. Old Georgetown Pike Ancient Indian Trail Reputedly traveled by Captain John Smith var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; document.getElementB…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X9V_mather-gorge-historical_McLean-VA.html
This mighty chasm, carved by the Potomac River, below Great Falls is dedicated and named in memory of Stephen T. Mather July 4, 1867 - January 22, 1930 With untiring enthusiasm for the National Park Idea, he served as first director of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WL9_william-watters-historical_McLean-VA.html
William Watters (1751-1827) was appointed to a circuit at the first American Methodist Conference in Philadelphia in 1773, making him the first officially appointed American-born Methodist itinerant circuit rider. During the Revolutionary War Amer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WJC_chesterbrook-historical_McLean-VA.html
Lincolnville, a farming community that developed along Kirby Road after the Civil War, was renamed Chesterbrook ca. 1897. The "First Colored Baptist Church of Fairfax County" was founded ca. 1866 by Reverend Cyrus Carter. The one-room Chesterbrook…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C9O_fort-marcy-virginia_McLean-VA.html
The Virginia approaches to the Chain Bridge were guarded by Fort Marcy on the old Leesburg Turnpike and Fort Ethan Allen on the Military Road. The sites were occupied by Union troops on September 24, 1861, and the earthworks completed in short ord…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C9N_who-was-claude-moore_McLean-VA.html
Mr. Claude Moore was a philanthropist who donated $250,000 in the 1980s to keep the Turkey Run Farm alive as the only privately owned and operated national park. The Farm then changed its name to the Claude Moore Colonial Farm. Why 1771?The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18IZ_salona_McLean-VA.html
Salona was built on part of the 1719 Thomas Lee 2,862 acre grant known as Langley. During the War of 1812, the estate's owner, the Rev. William Maffitt, reputedly gave refuge to President James Madison as the British burned Washington. Civil War C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12ZA_the-laughlin-building_McLean-VA.html
This building, dedicated in 1988 by William and Dara Laughlin, replaced a long-standing McLean landmark. In 1906, Matthew J. Laughlin, owner of a nearby dairy farm, purchased this lot. He built a residence/store here, which became a focal point of…
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