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Re: Fairfax Co. court house location in 1774 ?
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"Wesley E. Pippenger" <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
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Market Square, town of Alexandria.
W.

At 01:56 PM 4/2/2003 -0500, kukla wrote:
>According to George Washington's diary, in 1774 he and George Mason "Went
>up to Alexandria to a meeting of the County" at which the Fairfax Resolves
>were revised and adopted at "the Court House."
>
>Can anyone tell me the location of the courthouse of Fairfax County in 1774?
>
>In its entry for an early 19th-century Fairfax courthouse at a different
>location, The Virginia Historic Landmarks Register suggests Tysons Corner
>-- which seems a bit afield for "Alexandria."
>
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