Sun Gazette Fairfax Community Guide September 25, 2014

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Regan, Sheridan and Blair Mann wait at the McLean station for the first train of the new Silver Line during grand-opening celebrations on July 26. The arrival of Metro to McLean, Tysons and Dulles opened up a new era in local transportation and economic-development this year.

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ania Ferrel, a hairdresser for 28 years, opened her new Colour Bar Studio next to Tysons Corner in late summer 2012. Maybe the opening of another salon isn’t something that normally makes the news, but this one is different. You have heard of a bar, and you have heard of a coffee bar. Now you have heard of a color bar/1 That’s right - Tania and her five colleagues at the Colour Bar Studio are mixing up hair color in a bar that is located in the middle of the salon. The bar is surrounded with salon chairs so her guest can see exactly what is going on, while they are being pampered by Tania’s staff. Tania says she came up with the concept, while her new salon was taking shape. Armed with pictures and ideas, Tania found a designer to create the bar for her and she translated it into her current Colour Bar concept.

Tania immediately loved the idea as she thought it would lend itself to having the guest participate in the color process instead of the process occurring in a closet in the back of the salon. She wants to have more interaction with her clients, and in turn, they are having more interaction with each other as well.

But wait - there’s more! Not only is the Colour Bar concept cutting edge, but the menu selection of colors is state of the art. Colour Bar is offering color products with an ODS delivery system, which means the colors are oil based and ammonia free making the color process gentler on the hair. Don’t get color? No problem! Colour Bar Studio has an array of other services and is equipped heated massage chairs to keep you warm and relaxed during your shampoo.

Tania’s Colour Bar concept has helped her create a salon that is warm and inviting. She wants her guest to have a welcoming atmosphere, while she and her colleagues provide great service and more personal interaction. Other than color, Tania has a hidden talent for hair extensions. She offers free color consultations and stands by her philosophy that her guests don’t leave until they are satisfied.

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Did You Know? Community Events Happen All Year There’s no shortage of family friendly events each year in McLean, Vienna and Great Falls. Here is a sample of some of the offerings:

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VIENNA: Vienna Green Expo: This event, held at the Vienna Community Center each April, provides information and demonstrations to help local homeowners make healthier and more environmentally friendly decisions regarding their homes, food, transportation and exercise.

Walk on the Hill: Historic Vienna Inc. and some Northwest Vienna residents at the end of April each year invite the community to stroll around Vienna’s scenic Windover Heights Historic District. Attendees may walk through yards marked with special signs, enjoy refreshments and listen to music provided by the Vienna Community Band and Green Hedges School.

ViVa! Vienna!: This multi-day festival, sponsored by the Vienna town government and Rotary Club of Vienna, is held every Memorial Day weekend along Church Street in central Vienna.

Scores of merchants and community organizations staff booths along the street,

ride purveyors serve up fun and food vendors keep visitors’ stomachs filled.

Fourth of July: The town of Vienna provides games, food, music, crafts and more during Independence Day celebrations at the Vienna Community Center. After sundown, the action switches down to Southside Park for a fireworks show.

Oktoberfest: Sponsored by the Vienna Business Association and the town of Vienna, this annual October event is held at the Town Green and historic Church Street in the heart of Vienna.

The event features live entertainment on two stages (a main stage and children’s stage), a beer garden, food vendors, live music, children’s activities and a festival marketplace. Oktoberfest 2014 will be held Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Vienna Halloween Parade: One of Vienna’s premier events, the parade in late October draws thousands of spectators along Maple Avenue. Marching bands supply a constant stream of music for the proceedings; local groups pass the parade stand on foot, in antique cars or on top of elaborately decorated floats; and local and state politicians court voters in a final bid for support before the November elections. The 2014 parade will be held Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.

Holiday Bazaar: This annual event, held at the Vienna Community Center, is sponsored by the Vienna Woman’s Club with support from the town of Vienna. The show boasts more than

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McLEAN: McLean Day: Each year in mid-May, the McLean Community Center holds this community festival at Lewinsville Park in McLean. Vendors and local organizations staff booths at the park, groups perform live on stage, children amuse themselves on carnival rides and local tax-district residents cast votes for the community center’s Governing Board. The next McLean Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 16, 2015.

MPAartfest: Held by the McLean Project for the Arts every fall at McLean Central Park, this festival showcases artists’ works and offers opportunities for children to develop their creativity.

The 2014 MPAartfest will be held Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

McLean Holiday Crafts Show: Artisans from across the country convene for this highly-regarded juried show, which features fiber arts, wood, ceramics, pottery, jewelry, glass, holiday decor, items for children, gourmet foods, paper art, photography, soft sculpture, paintings, drawings and more. The 2014 show, which will mark the event’s 32nd year, will be held Dec. 5 through 7 at the McLean Community Center.

Holiday Homes Tour: This annual

event, held by the Woman’s Club of McLean, allows participants to inspect the grounds and interiors of some of the area’s most elegant and noteworthy homes. Attendees also may partake of tasty lunches and purchase wares offered by local stores. Proceeds from the event benefit local charitable groups.

The 2014 tour will be held Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Church Street Holiday Stroll: This family favorite, to be held this year on Dec. 1 starting at 6 p.m., will draw many revelers to Church Street between Lawyers Road and Mill Street in Vienna.

The event’s attractions include a petting zoo, tours of the Freeman Store, free hot chocolate, marshmallows roasted over fires, performances by bands, choirs singing Christmas carols and the arrival of Santa Claus.

GREAT FALLS: Cars & Coffee: Each Saturday from 7 to 9 a.m., enthusiasts bring antique and exotic automobiles to the parking lot of Katie’s Coffee House, located inside The Old Brogue at 760 Walker Road.

Virginia Indian Festival: This event, held in early September each year, draws hundreds of people to Riverbend Park.

Members of Native American tribes from around the region show off their crafts, skills and knowledge, while attendees try their hands at archery, jewelry making and burning coals in a log to make a dugout canoe.

Fourth of July Celebration: This annual Independence Day event features an early morning 5-kilometer run at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial, followed by parades for both children and adults, games, food and music at the nearby Great Falls Village Centre Green. In the evening, the action shifts to Turner Farm, where more games, activities and music lead up to the finale, a sky lighted up with fireworks.

Spooktacular: Held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31, at the Great Falls Village Centre Green, this event is aimed at children 12 and older and their families. Food, photos and a scary haunted house are the event’s hallmarks. Children are encouraged to wear costumes and go trick-or-treating at surrounding businesses. In addition, there will be a pet parade from 4 to 4:45 p.m. at the site’s east parking lot.

Celebration of Lights: This annual event, to be held in 2014 on Dec. 6 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Great Falls Village Centre’s hill, offers holiday fun for the whole family. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive on an antique fire engine at 6 p.m. and light the Christmas tree. For children, there will be a petting zoo and pony rides starting at 6:15 p.m. immediately after the tree-lighting ceremony.

The Langley Madrigal Singers will perform from 6:30 to 6:50 p.m. and there will be a live Nativity scene at 7 p.m. Earlier in the day, adults can enjoy a Holiday Shopping Open House from 1 to 4 p.m.

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Home to more than 1.1 million residents, 590,000 jobs and an annual budget larger than that of four U.S. states, Fairfax County is one of Virginia’s prime economic engines.

The county is overseen by the 10member Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, whose members are elected to four-year terms.

The next board election is in November 2015.

The Board of Supervisors consists of: * Chairman Sharon Bulova (D), (703) 324-2321. * Braddock District Supervisor John Cook (R), (703) 425-9300. * Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust (D), (703) 356-0551.

* Hunter Mill District Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (D), (703) 4780283. * Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay (D), (703) 971-6262. * Mason District Supervisor Penelope Gross (D), board vice chairman, (703) 256-7717. * Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerald Hyland (D), (703) 780-7518. * Providence District Supervisor Linda Smyth (D), (703) 560-6946. * Springfield District Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R), (703) 451-8873. * Sully District Supervisor Michael Frey (R), (703) 814-7100.

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Did You Know? McLean Abounds with History At the dawn of the 20th century, what we now know as McLean didn’t exist.

Instead, two relatively impoverished farming communities – known as Lewinsville and Langley – were existing not quite side-by-side, but three miles apart.

The farms supplied milk and other products to the city of Washington, D.C., (itself still little more than a sleepy Southern town, despite its growing world importance).

But even the short distance between those communities and Washington was difficult to traverse, and transportation links were outdated and sometimes dangerous.

Into the breach stepped the Great Falls & Old Dominion Railway, which was conceived in 1905 as a way to bring the produce and milk to market quickly.

It also would help build modern-day McLean.

The question on residents’ minds in 1905 and 1906 was simple: “Where will

the train pass through on its way from Rosslyn to Great Falls?”

The success or failure of Lewinsville and Langley depended on the decision, as it appeared unlikely that two competing farm communities could survive.

When the first train departed the day before the Fourth of July in 1906, it stopped at neither. Instead, the management had decided to create a stop in between – and called it McLean.

The stop, and subsequent community, were named after John McLean, then the publisher of the Washington Post.

Perhaps not coincidentally, McLean was one of the two key investors in the rail line; the other was Davis Elkins, son of a West Virginia senator.

Within its first year of operation, the railway line was a success, with more than 1.6 million passengers riding it.

And according to the official Fairfax County history, the two farm towns stopped squabbling. Instead, in the words of Langley native John Mackall,

“the two communities became one.”

The railroad made it relatively simple to get from McLean (and even the more distant Great Falls) to Georgetown. It also provided an economic windfall for communities along the route.

Among the easternmost communities was Rosslyn, a virtually independent part of Alexandria (now Arlington) County, which until the turn of the century was a leading center of vice and prostitution.

The train was a precursor of today’s Metrorail service, and set the entire line on the route to economic success.

The railroad also provided new options both for commuters into the city (a by-product of growth during World War I and later), and for visitors to Great Falls who wanted to escape Washington and its legendary summer heat.

McLean soon grew in importance, housing the community’s first consolidated school (Franklin Sherman) and in 1915 hosting the first annual McLean

Day – both a celebration of community and a chance to have some fun.

The rail line went through several ownership and name changes during the early 20th century. The one most familiar to today’s residents is the Washington & Old Dominion, memorialized on the regional park trail that runs along the old track bed.

In 1935, the Great Falls branch line of the Washington & Old Dominion was abandoned, and by 1951 the entire system’s passenger service was suspended, in theory temporarily but in practice for good.

In 1956, Davis Elkins – who 50 years before had founded the rail line that helped make McLean what it is today – sold the remnants of the freight service to the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad.

Among the last notable achievements of the remaining southerly rail line, which dated to the 1850s, was hauling supplies for construction of Washington Dulles International Airport.

The original Fairfax County Courthouse, built near the present Tysons Corner, likely marked the first European settlement in the Vienna area. Street names such as Old Courthouse Road and Lawyers Road still reflect that origin.

Perhaps the first settler within the

present Vienna town limits was Col. Charles Broadwater, a prominent colonial soldier and public servant, who owned much of the land in the region and built his home here in 1754.

In the 1760s John Hunter, a native of Ayr County in Scotland, married Col. Broadwater’s daughter. Partly by mar-

riage and partly by purchase, he succeeded Col. Broadwater as the area’s principal landowner. It was John Hunter who built the first house of record within the town in 1767 and called it Ayr Hill after his native land. As the village grew, it assumed the name Ayr Hill, by which it was known for a hundred years.

Large estates gradually were lessened by sale or gifts. However, few houses were built in the village, and for a hundred years after the building of Ayr Hill there were scarcely more than eight houses in the town itself.

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Did You Know? Timeline of Local Area’s History

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Fairfax County’s history dates back generations before there even was a Fairfax County. Below, some important days and dates in the county’s history, from a timeline compiled by Fairfax County Public Library, with spellings used that were in common usage during the period: 1693 (Nov. 1): Thomas Fairfax, 6th Baron of Cameron, is born at Leeds Castle in England.

1730 (May 3): Prince William County is formed out of the counties of Stafford and King George.

1742 (June 19): The General Assembly authorizes the formation of Fairfax County out of Prince William County.

1742 (Dec. 16): The first court in Fairfax County convenes at a location near modernday Tysons Corner.

1745 (April 17): The British Privy Court grants clear title to the Northern Neck Proprietry to Thomas Fairfax.

1752 (April 25): Fairfax County Court moves to the town of Alexandria.

1757 (Sept. 3): Thomas Fairfax diest at his home, Belvoir.

1774 (Sept. 21): Fairfax Independent Company of Volunteers is formed.

1790 (Dec. 20): The town of Matildaville is established at Great Falls.

1792 (Sept. 30): Thomas Jefferson is the last official visitor to Gunston Hall before the death of George Mason.

1799 (Dec. 14): George Washington dies at Mount Vernon.

1800 (April 21): The Fairfax County Court meets at its third courthouse location.

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1802 (Feb. 14): The Potowmack Canal opens around Great Falls.

1805 (Jan. 14): The town of Providence (later Fairfax) is established by the General Assembly.

1814 (Aug. 24): Using separate routes, President and Dolley Madison flee the District of Columbia into Fairfax County as British troops arrive, reuniting at Salona in present-day McLean.

1832 (Jan. 8): The Dranesville post office is established.

1843 (Feb. 7): The town of Alexandria becomes a city by act of the General Assembly.

1846 (Oct. 26): The Langley Post Office is established.

1851 (April 22): The Peach Grove Post Office is established in what later would become Tysons Corner.

1857 (June 8): The Ayr Hill Post Office is established.

1860 (July 10): The Hunter’s Mill Post Office is established.

1861 (May 23): Fairfax County residents vote to secede from the Union.

1861 (June 1): In a skirmish at Fairfax Court House, Capt. John Quincy Marr becomes the first Confederate officer killed in battle in the Civil War. 1861 (Oct. 1): Confederate President Jefferson Davis meets with generals at Fairfax Court House.

1861 (Nov. 20): President Lincoln reviews 75,000 troops at Bailey’s Crossroads.

Julia Ward Howe, who was in attendance, was inspired by the event to pen “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.”

1863 (March 9): Confederate Lt. John S. Mosby and 29 men enter Fairfax Court House and capture Union Gen. Edwin Stoughton.

1870 (July 25): The first meeting of the newly constituted Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

1870 (Sept. 18): Thomas Moore is named first superintendent of county schools.

1875 (March 30): The town of Falls Church is incorporated.

1878 (March 11): The Great Falls Post Office is established.

1883 (Jan. 24): The Oakton Post Office is established.

1888 (March 11): A blizzard drops a foot of snow on the local area; winds and very low temperatures literally blow the Potomac River from its channel.

1890 (Feb. 25): The town of Vienna is incorporated.

1890 (May 22): The Merrifield Post Office is established.

1892 (Feb. 16): The town of Fairfax is incorporated.

1899 (February): The “snow king” blizzard drops 35 inches of snow between Feb. 5 and 14, with high winds leading to drifts 10 feet high.

1906 (March 7): The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad begins operations to Difficult Run, near Great Falls.

1911 (May 31): The McLean Post Office is established.

1915 (Oct. 18): The will of Martha Washington is returned to the Clerk of the Fairfax County Circuit Court after a 52-year sojourn.

1920 (Oct. 9): The Great Falls Grange is organized.

1922 (Jan. 28): The “Knickerbocker Snow” drops 26 inches of wet snow across the region, leading to the collapse of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington.

1922 (Sept. 6): The Fairfax County School Board meets for the first time.

1939 (Feb. 1): The Board of Supervisors votes $250 to fund a countywide library system.

1940 (July 1): The Fairfax County Police Department is formed.

1942 (May 5): The Great Falls Volunteer Fire Department is organized.

1946 (July 6): The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area is organized.

1950 (Dec. 6): The Fairfax County Park Authority is created.

1952 (Jan. 1): The Board of Supervisors meets for the first time under the new “county executive” form of government, with Carlton Massey appointed county executive.

1953 (Aug. 6): The Board of Supervisors

authorizes the first land purchases for parks in the county.

1954 (April 2): The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce is incorporated.

1956 (Oct. 10): The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority is created.

1957 (Sept. 23): The University College of the University of Virginia, which would evolve into George Mason University, opens in Bailey’s Crossroads.

1960 (Sept. 28): Nineteen black students enroll at eight previously-all-white county school, beginning integration in the county.

1961 (Feb. 6): When the stork wouldn’t wait, Fairfax Hospital opens a half-hour before its scheduled debut to accommodate the arrival of a baby.

1961 (June 24): After 32 years, W.T. Woodson retires as superintendent of county schools.

1961 (June 30): The town of Fairfax becomes a city.

1962 (Nov. 19): Dulles International Airport opens.

1964 (Aug. 17): The last section of the Capital Beltway opens for traffic.

1964 (Dec. 9): The first family moves into the “new town” of Reston.

1965 (Sept. 8): Fairfax County Public Schools open under a completely integrated operation.

1965 (Sept. 20): Regular classes begin at Northern Virginia Technical College, the predecessor of Northern Virginia Community College.

1968 (July 25): Tysons Corner Center opens.

1968 (Sept. 9): Fairfax County Public Schools debuts its first kindergarten classes with 8,000 students enrolled.

1971 (July 1): Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts opens.

1972 (March 1): George Mason University is created by the General Assembly.

1973 (April 11): Fairfax County’s last operating railroad station, Fairfax Station, closes.

1976 (May 24): The Concorde makes its first flight into Dulles International Airport.

1980 (July 31): Fair Oaks Mall opens.

1982 (Dec. 22): Interstate 66 opens between the Capital Beltway and the Potomac River.

1983 (Feb. 11): The Blizzard of 1983 drops 22 inches of snow on the county.

1993 (June 8): The Board of Supervisors holds its first meeting in the new Fairfax County Government Center.

1996 (June 21): The Olympic flame is carried through Fairfax County on its way to the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.

Recreation Options Abound Northern Virginia residents live near a stunning variety of local, regional and national parks.

Fairfax County Park Authority’s recreation and fitness centers serve more than 1 million customers annually, offering the latest exercise equipment, the metro area’s top aquatics facilities and classes that cover the leisure alphabet from Aerobics to Zoom Photography.

RECenters are places where anyone can be comfortable improving their fitness level, whatever it may be. Friends and families can play together in the water or on the courts.

All RECenters have classes and camps for children and some have preschool programs for even the littlest participants.

RECenters are conveniently located.

They open early, close late and are open seven days a week.

There is an admission charge to all RECenters. Proof of Fairfax County residency entitles visitors to a discounted admission rate. All racquetball court use requires advance reservations and can be made by calling the individual Continued on Page 10

Fairfax Tackles Growth, Changing Demographics Fairfax County Copes with Growth, Seeks Continued Economic Success Fairfax County’s population has been on an upward trajectory for decades, with new residents flocking in to take advantage of economic opportunities, a strong school system, high housing values and a low crime rate.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county in 2012 had 1,109,725 residents living in 398,733 households, equating to an average household size of nearly 2.8 people.

This compares with 1970 statistics showing 454,275 county residents living in 126,500 households, equating to an average household size of nearly 3.6 people.

As of 2011, the county’s median age was 37.6. People under age 20 accounted for 26.4 percent of the population, those 20 to 34 years old for 20.1 percent, ages 35 to 54 for 30.9 percent, ages 55 to 64 for 12.5 percent and those 65 and older for 10.2 percent.

The county has become increasingly diverse in recent decades, with 37 percent of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

In 1990, 81.3 percent of residents were white, 7.7 percent black, 8.5 percent Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.2 percent American Indian or Alaska Native, and 2.3 percent “other” or multi-racial. Hispanic residents, who may be of any race, accounted for 6.3 percent of the county’s population.

Twenty-one years later, the county’s population picture had changed dramatically.

As of 2011, 63 percent of county residents were white, 9.5 percent black, 17.5 percent Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.4 percent American Indian or Alaska Native, and 9.6 percent “other” or multi-racial. Hispanics accounted for 15.8 percent of the population.

The county is home to more than 590,000 jobs – 142,000 of which are in the lucrative technology sector. Slightly more than half of county residents commute to a work location within the county.

According to 2011 Census figures, male residents age 16 and older had a labor-force participation rate of 80.5 percent; female residents participated at a rate of 65.2 percent.

Government continues to be a big employer in Fairfax County. As of 2011, 22.7 percent of employed residents worked for local, state or federal agencies. Fifty-nine percent of employed residents worked forprofit private companies (excluding those self-employed at their own businesses), 9.5 percent were employed by private non-profits and 8.8 percent were self-employed.

Fairfax County’s median household income in 2011 was $105,797 and just 6.8 percent of residents that year were below the poverty level.

The county in 2012 had 408,119 housing units, including 194,508 single-family detached homes, 99,460 single-family attached homes (such as townhouses) and 114,151 multi-family units.

The median value of owned housing units within the county, as of 2012, was $430,855.

Median values by category included singlefamily detached homes at $543,607, singlefamily attached units at $329,594 and multifamily units at $212,749.

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Council members serve on a non-partisan, at-large basis for two-year terms. Three council seats are up for election each May; the mayoral election is held on even-numbered years.

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town Pike, offers baseball and softball fields, a picnic area with pavilion and a small tot lot. The Grange Hall and Schoolhouse are available to rent for weddings, parties and meetings. For reservations and fee information, call (703) 938-8835.

Nottoway Park, 9537 Courthouse Road in the Vienna area. For park information and tennis-court rentals, call (703) 938-7532; to rent Hunter House, call (703) 827-0191.

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Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac Hill St. in Great Falls, provides hiking and boating opportunities, plus a nature center. Call (703) 759-9018.

Scott’s Run Nature Preserve, located at 7400 Georgetown Pike in McLean, offers scenic hikes that culminate with rugged views over the Potomac River.

For information, call Riverbend Park at (703) 759-9018.

recreation center. An additional hourly court charge may be required for racquetball depending upon the day and time of play.

The Fairfax County Park Authority is based at 12055 Government Center Parkway in Fairfax. For information about parks, classes and events, call (703) 222-4664.

The park authority offers the following facilities in the Sun Gazette readership area: Clemyjontri Park, a relatively recent addition to the local scene, is located at 6317 Georgetown Pike in McLean and features accessible attractions for kids.

For information, call (703) 388-2807.

Colvin Run Mill Historic Site, 10017 Colvin Run Road in Great Falls, features a working mill and a general store. Call (703) 759-2771.

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The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority also operates several facilities easily accessible to Sun Gazette readers. The park authority is based at 5400 Ox Road in Fairfax Station and may be reached at (703) 352-5900.

The 45-mile Washington & Old Dominion Trail stretches from Purcellville to Shirlington and passes through Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling, Reston, Vienna, Falls Church and Arlington.

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, located at 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court in the Vienna area, offers scenic walking paths, a gift shop and an atrium that may be rented for weddings or other events. A recent addition to the park has been an attractive Korean Bell Garden, complete with a 7-foot-tall, 3ton traditional bronze bell. Call (703) 255-3631.

The National Park Service also operates parks a short distance from Sun

Gazette readers. Take a drive along the winding and wooded George Washington Memorial Parkway, which runs along the Potomac River from Mount Vernon to McLean, or have a picnic, hike in the woods and gaze over thundering waterfalls at Great Falls Park, 9200 Old Dominion Drive. Call (703) 285-2965.

The National Park Service also operates Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, 1551 Trap Road in the Vienna area. The Barns of Wolf Trap offers classes and productions for the performing arts, while the Filene Center is a frequent stop for some of the country’s best-known entertainers.

Wolf Trap also hosts the International Children’s Festival each September. Call (703) 255-1900.

The town of Vienna also offers numerous park facilities, such as the Town Green, and hosts many local events at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., S.E. For more information, call the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department at (703) 255-6360.

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In the late 1850s, a doctor named William Hendrick agreed to settle in Ayr Hill if its name were changed to that of Vienna, his hometown in upstate New York. The change was willingly made.

The railroad reached Vienna in 1858 and provided impetus for growth into a real village. Known then as the Loudoun & Hampshire, the railroad started at Alexandria and was planned to extend to the rich coalfields of Hampshire County, but natural barriers and the Civil War prevented the materialization of this plan.

At this time, Vienna had one main road, known as the Old Georgetown Road, which twisted and turned to avoid mud holes and rocks.

When the Civil War broke out, Vienna became an alternate camping ground for the two contending forces. This was a confusing time for residents. It was hard to tell friend from foe, and the area changed hands so often that many families moved away for the duration of the war.

The fifth skirmish of the war, part of the First Battle of Manassas, took place near the Park Street railroad crossing where the Vienna Community Center now stands. This incident marked the first time in history a railroad was used tactically in battle.

A year or more after the war was over, troops still were encamped in the village and bugle calls awakened residents at an early hour.

Within the next three years, many northern families moved into and around Vienna. These new residents were not carpetbaggers or office seekers, but were attracted to make Vienna their permanent home because of its milder climate, the fertility of its soil and its nearness to the nation’s capital.

Among these came Maj. Orrin T. Hine, a Freedmen’s Bureau agent, radical Republican, farmer and real estate

agent who settled in Vienna in 1866. By 1885, he owned almost 6,500 acres in the vicinity. In 1890, when the village of 300 persons became an incorporated town “in order to improve its public schools and streets,” he was elected Vienna’s first mayor and remained in that post until his death in 1900. At the century’s end, he was widely acknowledged to have accomplished much in rebuilding and constructively guiding the county, which had been so torn by war decades earlier.

Maj. Hine was also a leading advocate of public education and testified in favor of the state public-school law of 1870. In 1868 or 1869, the first public school for black students, which also served as a Baptist church, was established in Vienna. The first public school for white students was built in 1872.

The number of churches increased.

The Presbyterian church was built in 1874, then the Methodist in 1890, and in 1896 the Episcopal church was organized. Citizens began to speak of “the street” as Church Street; so we know it today.

At this time, town businesses included saw and grist mills, blacksmith shops, wheelwright shops, a tomatocanning factory, a lime kiln, a wood and coal yard, and a broom factory. There were also dairy farms within the town limits. In 1881, Howard Money founded an undertaking business; today, Money & King Funeral Home and Cremation Services is Vienna’s oldest continuously operating business.

The Vienna Volunteer Fire Department is the oldest in Fairfax County.

Fathered by Leon Freeman, it started in 1903 with a small hand-drawn chemical engine that was housed under Mr. Freeman’s porch to prevent it from freezing in cold weather.

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Every year, thousands of girls and boys and adults participate in various games and events, ranging from the traditional sports of baseball, football, basketball and soccer, to some of the more peripheral games like badminton or synchronized swimming.

Other sports like lacrosse, crew and volleyball have become much more popular in recent years.

Most of those sports are available for people to play on some type of organized level in parts of Northern Virginia. Many are included as varsity or club high school sports.

As for adults, there are leagues for men and women, as well as co-ed leagues in a variety of games.

Some of the leagues and contact information for Fairfax County are: McLean Youth Athletics Inc., visit www.myathletics.org; Vienna Youth Inc. vyi.org; Vienna Little League www. vll.org; McLean Little League www. mcleanll.com; Great Falls Little League gflittleleague.org; and Vienna Post 180 American Legion baseball (571) 4328301 or (703) 624-9537.

McLean Youth Athletics Inc., and Vienna Youth Inc., offer a variety of sports for youths.

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One of the biggest adult-sports organizations in Northern Virginia is the Northern Virginia Senior Softball League. The slowpitch league is for men age 50 and over and women age 40 and over. Call Dave Scheele at (703) 5245576 or visit www. nvss.org.

One of the biggest and most popular summer youth leagues is the Northern Virginia Swimming League, which includes thousands of kids and more than 100 teams. For swimming information, visit www.mynvsl.com or call (703) 4552276.

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In addition to the summer NVSL, there are the Colonial Swimming League, the Dominion Country Club Swimming League and the Country Club Swim & Dive Association.

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