Early History of St. John’s Episcopal Church McLean, Virginia

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Early History of St. John’s Episcopal Church McLean, Virginia

The history of McLean’s St. John’s Episcopal Church begins in 1866 with Sunday school classes being taught by Cordelia Slade in the log-cabin home of her father, William Slade, located on Georgetown Pike at the edge of the village [...]

October 20, 2019 / By Carole Herrick Comments Off

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The Stalcup Stand

It was not too long ago that Northern Virginia was a rural farming community and many farmers sold fresh produce at stands in front of their homes. The highway from Northern Virginia to Ocean City was once dotted with [...]

October 14, 2018 / By Carole Herrick Comments Off

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The Stalcup Farming Season in Chesterbrook

After the close of World War II, the rural, agrarian character of Fairfax County began to develop a suburban atmosphere, spurred on by the many government employees who remained in the greater Washington metropolitan area. Farms and fields disappeared [...]

June 3, 2018 / By Carole Herrick Comments Off

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McLean Volunteer Fire Department

McLean came about in 1910. There was no fanfare. It simply happened because the Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad, an electrified trolley line that opened in 1906, crossed Chain Bridge Road. At first the stop was called Ingleside, [...]

February 11, 2018 / By Carole Herrick Comments Off

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