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Fort Hunt, Virginia

Fort Hunt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. (For the former military base see Fort Hunt Park). It is one of the wealthiest places in the United States with a median household income surpassing that of Greenwich, Connecticut and Malibu, California, and is most famous for the site of former P.O. Box 1142, a military interrogation center during World War II.

Located at 38.7328, -77.0581 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Populated places in Fairfax County, Virginia, Census-designated places in Virginia, Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area, Unincorporated communities in Virginia, Populated places on the Potomac River

Northern Virginia trolleys

The earliest electric railway, or streetcar line, in Northern Virginia opened in 1892. At their peak, when merged into a single interurban system (the Washington-Virginia Railway), the successors of this and several other lines ran between downtown Washington, D.C. , Rosslyn and Arlington Junction – present day Crystal City – and out to Mount Vernon, Fairfax City and Nauck.

Located at 38.7213, -77.0686 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Northern Virginia, Defunct Virginia railroads, Defunct Washington, D.C. railroads, Streetcars in Virginia, Streetcars in Washington, D.C., Transportation in Arlington County, Virginia, Transportation in Fairfax County, Virginia, Transportation in Alexandria, Virginia, Electric railways in Virginia, Electric railways in Washington, D.C., Interurban railways in Virginia, Interurban railways in Washington, D.C.

Fort Hunt High School

Fort Hunt High School was a public secondary school near Alexandria, Virginia located at 8428 Fort Hunt Road. It opened its doors toward the end of the post–World War II baby boom in 1963, as part of the Fairfax County Public Schools. It suffered extensive fire damage as the result of arson in December of 1978. Students were sent on a split shift to nearby Groveton and Mt. Vernon high schools through the remainder of the 1978-79 schoolyear.

Located at 38.7282, -77.0577 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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High schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, Educational institutions established in 1963, Educational institutions disestablished in 1985, Defunct schools in Virginia

Dyke Marsh

Dyke Marsh is located on the west bank of the Potomac River south of Alexandria, Virginia between Old Town Alexandria and Mount Vernon. Dyke Marsh consists of about 380 acres of tidal marsh, floodplain, and swamp forest. Forming 5,000 to 7,000 years ago, Dyke Marsh is the largest remaining piece of freshwater tidal wetlands left in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The marsh is managed by the National Park Service. Dyke Marsh contains a wide array of plant and animal life.

Located at 38.7678, -77.0486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Protected areas of Alexandria, Virginia, Protected areas of Fairfax County, Virginia, Marshes of Virginia, Potomac River Watershed, Smithsonian Institution Archives related

River Farm

River Farm is an historic landscape with gardens located at 7931 East Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, Virginia. It was owned by George Washington from 1760 until his death in 1799, and is now the American Horticultural Society (AHS) headquarters . The garden is open Monday through Friday, except national holidays, without charge.

Located at 38.7424, -77.0446 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Virginia, Protected areas of Alexandria, Virginia, Washington family residences, Visitor attractions in Alexandria, Virginia

Fort Foote

Fort Foote was an American Civil War-era wood and earthwork fort that composed a portion of the wartime defenses of Washington, D.C. , by helping defend the Potomac River approach to the city. It operated from 1863 to 1878, when the post was abandoned, and was used only briefly during the First and Second World Wars. Today, the fort is operated as Fort Foote Park, which is maintained by the U.S. National Park Service as part of the National Capital Parks-East system.

Located at 38.7667, -77.0278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C., Forts in Maryland, American Civil War forts, United States National Park Service areas in Maryland, National Capital Parks-East, Parks in Prince George's County, Maryland

Hollindale, Virginia

Hollindale is an unincorporated community in Fort Hunt, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States close to the George Washington Memorial Parkway in ZIP code 22306. As of 2009, it had 926 residents. Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church and Hollin Meadows Elementary School are located within the community. Hollindale is set along the hilly woodlands across from the Potomac. It was built around several estates and on what used to be Sherwood Dairy Farm, and is adjacent to the Hollin Hills community.

Located at 38.7508, -77.0633 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Populated places in Fairfax County, Virginia, Unincorporated communities in Virginia

Waynewood

Waynewood is a populated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. It is located on the Potomac River and the George Washington Memorial Parkway 40x30px This Fairfax County, Virginia state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. vte WAYNEWOOD - A Brief History Did you know that the Waynewood neighborhood was once part of the Mount Vernon plantation? Waynewood is situated on what was River Farm, one of five farms comprising the Mount Vernon plantation.

Located at 38.7261, -77.0489 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Fairfax County, Virginia