The Dunn Loring, Virginia Collection, 1960-1967

Access and use

Location of collection:
Fairfax County Public Library
Fairfax County Public Library
City of Fairfax Regional Library
Virginia Room
10360 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030-2514
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Chris Barbuschak
Phone: (703) 293-2142
Phone: (703) 293-6227 ext. 6 (Virginia Room)
Fax: (703) 293-2155

Summary

Extent:
0.25 linear feet
Creator:
Virginia Room staff
Abstract:
The Dunn Loring, Virginia Collection consists of 0.25 linear feet and spans the years 1960-1967 and consists of a Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Department license plate, a Fairfax County personal property tax license plate, a plat map of property owned by George A. Merry, and a document written by Ethelwyn H. Meyer on the local history of Dunn Loring from the Revolutionary War through the Spanish American War.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Dunn Loring, Virginia Collection consists of 0.25 linear feet and spans the years 1960-1967 and consists of a Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Department license plate, a Fairfax County personal property tax license plate, a plat map of property owned by George A. Merry, and a document written by Ethelwyn H. Meyer on the local history of Dunn Loring from the Revolutionary War through the Spanish American War. Subjects include the history of Dunn Loring, Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

The land that would become Dunn Loring consisted of 600 acres purchased by retired Army General William McKee Dunn and his wife Elizabeth Lanier Dunn from L.B. Clarke in June 1886. The land was transferred to the Loring Land and Improvement Company in September 1886 to develop the earliest platted subdivision in Virginia. The company built a railroad station and community house, and land sales for the Town of Dunn Loring were advertised in 1887. The area was home to Camp Russell A. Alger from May to September 1898 as a training center for soldiers during the Spanish-American War.

Acquisition information:
The Virginia Room staff artificially created this collection over a period of time.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Dunn Loring (Va.) - History