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Before it was able to implement these changes, however, WAGE was forced to go off the air as a result of economic conditions, specifically decreased local ad revenue. WAGE was off air from 2 August 2009 until 2011. On 11 April 2011, a re-branded WAGE went back on air as WCRW, \"China Radio International,\" with programs and entertainment from the Pacific Rim. WCRW made significant changes to the station's programming and places little focus on providing local news and events, looking instead to the emerging Asian market in Northern Virginia. ","This collection consists of documents, photographs, and WAGE Radio broadcast recordings, including reporting on local news and events, local sports, politics, and international affairs. Many of the recordings on international affairs were hosted by news director William Chewning III. 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He married Sarah Schumachern (Shoemaker) (18 April 1764-30 September 1831) on 29 March 1787 and they had nine children: John (fl. 1787-1850), Hannah (16 October 1791-29 November 1844), William (24 October 1791-28 September 1864), Jonas (17 March 1794-29 August 1875), Israel (10 September 1796-15 June 1887), Pleasant (1787/8-1838), Mahlon (ca. 1800-4 August 1845), Joshua (ca. 1800-after 1850), and George (14 September 1811-27 February 1876). On 13 October 1806, George Warner bought 186 acres of land located a few miles northeast of Hamilton, Virginia from Thomas Hough (1760-20 September 1823). At the time of his death, George owned 369 acres of land, leaving one-ninth of his estate to each child. His sons Israel Warner and George Warner bought up their siblings' shares.\n","Israel Warner was one of George Warner Sr.'s two sons that stayed in Loudoun County, Virginia. 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An electric trolley car line, the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad carried inter-urban traffic between Washington DC and new suburban communities. Specifically, McLean and Elkins hoped DC Residents would take the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad (GF\u0026OD) to the newly constructed park at Great Falls - a \"trolley park\" ideal for outings by urban day-trippers. New communities sprang up along the trolley line, and eventually both McLean and Elkins lent their names to suburbs. In 1911 McLean brokered a contract to combine the GF\u0026OD with the Southern Railway, part of the extensive holdings of J.P. Morgan's conglomerate. A new company, the Washington \u0026 Old Dominion Railroad, was incorporated to oversee the combined rail lines, which would now run between terminus stations at Georgetown and Bluemont Junction. Elkin's death shortly after the deal was made complicated the organization of the new company. A stipulation in Elkin's will required that his GF\u0026OD stock not be sold; therefor the GF\u0026OD became the controlling interest of the new suburban line. A three mile connector between the GF\u0026OD line was completed in July 1912 and electrification of the existing Bluemont line was finished by December of the same year. Six electric passenger trains a day operated on the line. The line carried 1,405,102 passengers in the first eight months of operations alone. Freight traffic was also steady although freight continued to be hauled by steam locomotives until after World War I. Despite heavy use, however, the W\u0026OD lost money in its first year of business.\n","Attempts to increase profits included cost saving measures such as constructing \"homemade\" locomotives in the W\u0026OD Rosslyn machine shop from recycled parts and retrofitting used cars from other railways to add needed passenger cars. Staffing and construction costs, along with the annual rental fees paid to the Southern Railway for the Bluemont line, $45,000 in 1912, nevertheless led to financial difficulties for the W\u0026OD. Advertising efforts were made to encourage excursion traffic on the line, including publication of an illustrated booklet entitled Resorts: From the Capitol to the Blue Ridge on the Washington \u0026 Old Dominion. Published in 1916 and illustrated with photographs and other illustrations of natural beauty and pastoral pastimes, the booklet touts cooling breezes and affordable, comfortable lodging with the goal of luring city dwellers out into the countryside.","Financial problems persisted for the W\u0026OD. John R. McLean's death on June 9, 1916 left the company in the hands of the heirs of the original backers, who, seeing little profit from the W\u0026OD were disinterested owners. For the next two decades the railroad operated under what the Virginia Corporate Commission termed as \"absentee ownership\". The lack of investment in the improvements in the line along with labor disputes and strikes led to service disruptions and complaints from passengers and freight customers alike. In 1919, passenger traffic began to decline as automobiles offered an alternative form of transportation. Freight traffic on the line steadily grew throughout the 1920's, however, financial problems continued and increased with the onset of the Great Depression, and the W\u0026OD declared bankruptcy in 1932. New owners and management revived the railroad during the 1940's and 1950s. Freight continued to be the best source of income for the line. Passenger service was limited and ended entirely in 1951. The opening of Dulles National Airport in 1955 led to an increase in freight traffic. Competition from the expanding interstate and highway systems took its toll on this source of income by the late 1960s, and the W\u0026OD went out of business in 1968. At that time, all W\u0026OD property and right of ways were purchased by Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) and the Virginia Highways Department. Soon after, the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA) launched a successful campaign to use the right of way for a recreational trail. In 1977 NVRPA began paving the former rail bed. The trail continues to be maintained as the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park.","This collection consists of a blueprint right of way track map of the Washington \u0026 Old Dominion Railroad (W\u0026OD) dated 1 July 1916. The map is 26 pages; 118 cm x 62 cm. Rolled maps have been flattened. Depicted are the Great Falls division (1 page, 2 copies), Spout Run Section (2 maps 2 copies each) and Bluemont division (24 pages) of the W\u0026OD. Mileage and station numbers are indicated on each map to identify the portion of the right of way depicted. Each map shows properties along the right of way, including those owned by the railroad as well as those owned by private individuals and businesses. Details about trackside buildings owned by the railway are included, noting stations, depots, signals, bridges, roads, and grade measurements. Names, dates and deed book citations for properties are also noted on each map. ","These maps were produced shortly after the death of W\u0026OD owner John R. McLean in 1916. Copies of these right of way maps were submitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) as directed by the Valuation Act of 1913. ICC valuation maps were prepared by railroads and forwarded to the ICC, where they were reviewed, filed, and annotated as needed. The maps were used to value railroad property and establish fixed rates that would yield a reasonable profit for the railroad. 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