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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OJE_robert-e-simon-jr-reston-virginia_Reston-VA.html
The American Institute of Certified Planners has designated
Robert E. Simon, Jr. as a National Planning Pioneer. At Reston, Robert E. Simon, Jr. created the nation's first Planned Community Zone to fulfill his visions of a new town in which peopl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OD4_reston_Reston-VA.html
In 1961 Robert E. Simon, Jr. began developing 6,750 acres of Sunset Hills Farm as a community open to all races, ages, and incomes. Working with Simon, the architectural firm of Whittlesey and Conelin designed a "New Town." Construction of Lake An…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGNF_sunset-hills-station_Reston-VA.html
Sunset Hills Station, shown below in the 1960s, stands as a reminder that today's Reston was not the first "new town" to be planned for this area. In 1886 Dr. Carl Wiehle bought a large parcel of land north and south of the railroad tracks. He int…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGLQ_train-wrecks_Reston-VA.html
Accidents happened on the Washington & Old Dominion. Mishaps resulted from washouts of the roadbed, loose rails, rotting ties, or from livestock wandering across the tracks. Crew negligence also played a part.
One of the earliest and most serio…