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| Sunday,
November 01, 1693 |
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Thomas Fairfax, 6th Baron
of Cameron, born at Leeds Castle, Kent, England |
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| Wednesday,
June 16, 1700 |
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Piscataway Indians attack
home of Thomas Barton on Dogue Run, killing eight |
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| Friday,
December 21, 1725 |
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George Mason IV of Gunston
Hall born |
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| Wednesday,
May 03, 1730 |
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Prince William County formed
from the Counties of Stafford and King George |
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| Monday,
November 17, 1732 |
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Vestry of Truro Parish holds
first meeting |
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| Thursday,
March 26, 1733 |
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Truro Parish Vestry agrees
to build the Falls Church |
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| Tuesday,
June 19, 1742 |
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General Assembly of Virginia
authorizes the formation of Fairfax County from
Prince William County |
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| Sunday,
December 16, 1742 |
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First court convenes in Fairfax
County near current day Tysons Corner |
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| Friday,
April 16, 1745 |
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British Privy Court grants
clear title to the Northern Neck Propriety to Thomas
Fairfax, Sixth Baron of Cameron |
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| Sunday,
May 11, 1749 |
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Town of Alexandria Established |
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| Wednesday,
June 11, 1749 |
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Cameron Parish formed in western
Fairfax County (present day Loudoun County) |
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| Tuesday,
April 25, 1752 |
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Fairfax County Court moves
from Tyson Corner area to Town of Alexandria |
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| Tuesday,
November 27, 1753 |
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Town of Colchester established
on the Occoquan River |
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| Saturday,
April 12, 1755 |
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Gen. Edward Braddock departs
Alexandria upon his ill-fated expedition against
the French |
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| Saturday,
September 03, 1757 |
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William Fairfax dies at his
home "Belvoir" |
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| Saturday,
January 06, 1759 |
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George Washington marries
Martha Dandridge Custis |
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| Wednesday,
February 12, 1772 |
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Town of Philee established
on the land of Phillip Ludwell Lee near Great Falls |
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| Thursday,
July 14, 1774 |
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George Washington and Charles
Broadwater selected as delegates to the first Virginia
Convention |
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| Monday,
July 18, 1774 |
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“Fairfax Resolves”
written by George Mason, presented at Gadsby’s
Tavern, Alexandria, Va. |
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| Wednesday,
September 21, 1774 |
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Fairfax Independent Company
of Volunteers formed |
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| Thursday,
June 15, 1775 |
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George Washington appointed
commander of the Continental Army. |
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| Wednesday,
June 12, 1776 |
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Virginia Declaration of Rights,
authored by George Mason, adopted by the General
Assembly of Virginia. |
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| Saturday,
June 29, 1776 |
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Constitution of Virginia,
authored by George Mason, adopted by the General
Assembly of Virginia. |
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| Tuesday,
May 17, 1785 |
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Patowmack Canal Co. Organized.
George Washington is first President. |
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| Monday,
December 20, 1790 |
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Town of Matildaville Established
at Great Falls |
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| Sunday,
September 30, 1792 |
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Thomas Jefferson is the last
official visitor to Gunston Hall before the death
of George Mason |
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| Monday,
November 12, 1792 |
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Town of Centreville Established
by Act of the Virginia General Assembly |
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| Monday,
December 31, 1798 |
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Town of South Haven by Act
of the Virginia General Assembly established on
the land of John Mason on the Patowmack River |
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| Monday,
December 31, 1798 |
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Town of Turberville established
by Act of the Virginia General Assembly on the land
of John Turberville near the Little Falls of the
Patowmack |
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| Saturday,
December 14, 1799 |
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George Washington dies at
his home "Mount Vernon" |
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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