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TextFairfax County History Commission Historical Roadside Marker
Mount Air
Marker Text: The
original 522~acre plantation was granted to Dennis McCarty in 1727 and
passed through the hands of only three additional families: the
Chichesters, Landstreets and Kernans. Mount Air represents in microcosm a
history of Fairfax county~~the rise and fall of an economy based on
tobacco in the 18th century; the subdivision of vast tracts of land after
the American Revolution; and the damage that occurred from military
occupation during the Civil War. Fire destroyed the Greek Revival style
house in 1992. The charred foundation, gardens and outbuildings are a
testament to the changes in fortune and fashion reflecting the lives of
many generations of owners.
Date Installed: October 2007
Marker Credits: Fully funded by the Fairfax County Park Authority.
Marker Location: Lorton. On Fisher Woods Drive west of Accotink Road. Near the entrance to Mount Air Historic Site.
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