Tree at Mount Vernon with rare Civil War markings falls
Another historically significant tree recently fell at George Washington's Mount Vernon, the estate announced Thursday.
History Archive
Throwback Thursday: The Penn-Daw Motor Hotel
Inspired by a picture found in an old yearbook, we look back at the history of the Penn-Daw Motor Hotel.
Richmond Highway History Quiz II: Back to School
Test your knowledge of the Richmond Highway area's schools in our latest history quiz.
Recent rains felled a 240-year-old tree at Mount Vernon
Heavy rains last month brought down a tree at the Mount Vernon estate that dated back to at least 1780.
Take our Richmond Highway History quiz!
Think you know all things Richmond Highway? Try our new quiz and let us know how you do!
Monday notes
News and notes from the weekend, including a West Potomac grad just missing the Olympics, a 2018 general assembly preview, and a historian looks our roads.
Monday notes: Murder victim remembered; former Good Shepherd pastor dies; profile on Quanders
Tidbits from the weekend, including an obituary for a longtime priest at Good Shepherd, remembering Delores Williams, and a recent look at the Quanders.
Take a walking tour of Richmond Highway’s lost historical houses
Richmond Highway residents curious about this area's past can get a guided walking tour of where three of the most noteworthy homes in the corridor once stood.
Throwback Thursday: When Fort Belvoir had a nuclear plant
Sixty years ago this month that Fairfax County's first (and only) nuclear reactor went into operation at Fort Belvoir.
Monday morning notes: Sign unveiled, Majors clinch playoff berth, former Wolverine shines
A historic marker was unveiled Saturday morning at the original Mount Vernon High School during a ceremony attended by local officials, alumni and community members. Mount Vernon