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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z7J_u-s-army-map-service_Great-Falls-VA.html
Here, at a former Nike missile site, the U.S. Army
Map Service established a research station to
support geo-location and navigation in 1961. Two
years later, the Map Service Initiated a significant
satellite tracking program that became part …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y0F_river-crossing-at-conns-ferry-historical_Great-Falls-VA.html
Invasion of Washington City
Following the defeat of American militia forces by British regulars at Bladensburg, Maryland on the afternoon of August 24, 1814, a small British force, consisting mainly of officers, marched into the capital city of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17OT_american-indians-of-the-potomac-river_Great-Falls-VA.html
Prehistoric people arrived along the shores of the Potomac River some 13,000 years ago. Slowly they transformed from semi-nomadic hunters into farmers and fishermen. Eventually, a group called the Nacotchtanks became the dominant tribe of the Wash…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM153I_historical-statement-the-bell_Great-Falls-VA.html
The year was 1942, and citizens of Great Falls were concerned that bombings, like those of London, might occur in Washington, DC. In a time of great threats, including attacks on major cities, a handful of Great Falls area citizens came together t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRW_forestville-school_Great-Falls-VA.html
Once the site of a Forestville School, this building has served the citizens of the Great Falls community for a century.
Constructed alongside the Georgetown Pike in 1889, the school consisted of one room until 1911 when a second building, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPQ_great-falls-nike-missile-site_Great-Falls-VA.html
Just to the southeast were radar and other control equipment that formed a portion of one of three Nike anti-aircraft missile complexes in Fairfax County. The site was operated by the U.S. Army between 1954 and 1962. Established during the Cold Wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJZ_old-road-to-the-west_Great-Falls-VA.html
Colvin Run Road is a remnant of an 18th-century wagon road from the Shenandoah Valley to Alexandria that probably originated as an Indian path. George Washington passed by here in 1753 and 1754 en route to persuade the French on the Ohio River to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V_action-at-dranesville_Great-Falls-VA.html
Near here two foraging expeditions came in conflict, December 20, 1861. The Union force was commanded by General Ord, the Confederate by J.E.B. Stuart. Stuart attacked in order to protect his foraging parties, but was forced to retire after a shar…