This site was created by Gibran Parvez, a student of Westfield High School in Chantilly, Virginia. It is a fascinating collection of maps, pictures, and historical information about the area on and around Dulles Airport.
As described in the "INFO" page of the site, "The project began in late December of 2008 as part of an idea to use photography and cartography as a perspective and means of navigating a site dedicated to the Dulles Area. Parvez had an interest in local history for years prior to the site's development, and decided to create this historical database after discovering the availability of historic aerial photos dating back to 1957. In January, Parvez began transcribing what he found on these 1957 photos to his own map, that he could utilize for his website freely."
Mosby Heritage Area
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A fascinating and comprehensive web site named for the Confederate colonel who harried Union troops throughout the region. The Mosby Heritage Area retains much of the landscape and landmarks of three centuries of our Nation's history.
The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby
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A fascinating and comprehensive web site named for the Confederate colonel who harried Union troops throughout the region. The Mosby Heritage Area retains much of the landscape and landmarks of three centuries of our Nation's history.
Mosby's Confederacy Tours
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Half day and full day tours to where Mosby's Rangers lived and fought.
Antonia Ford – Civil War Spy
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Fairfax's own Confererate spy, and aquaintance of Laura Ratcliffe. When Union forces occupied Fairfax, she kept her eyes and ears open, frequently reporting on Federal movements to Major General J. E. B. Stuart. In recognition for her help, Stuart gave her an honorary commission as an aide-de-camp on October 7, 1861. It was this piece of paper that would later lead to her arrest and imprisonment.
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