The official history indicates the same building was used from 1752 to 1799: http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/library/branches/vr/courthouse/default.htm http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/gov/bos/bd/fairfax.htm On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 13:56:08 -0500 kukla <[log in to unmask]> 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." > > > -- > Jon Kukla ....................... Executive > Vice-President 1250 Red Hill Road ........ > Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation Brookneal, VA > 24528 .... www.redhill.org .... 434 376-2044 Home > 434 376-4172 ...... Office email: > [log in to unmask] -- > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, > please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html -- Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. Senior Associate Editor Papers of George Washington University of Virginia [log in to unmask] http://www.virginia.edu/gwpapers HEY, MY BOOK IS OUT! _George Washington: A Biographical Companion_ published by ABC-CLIO in May 2002. See my website: http://www.people.virginia.edu/~feg3e/GWBio/ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html