This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/pdV.2ACEB/157.220.509.511.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The land was first owned by Samuel and Matilda Farr in the late 1700s/early 1800s. It was known locally as Farr Crossroads. I suggest you also go to the Virginia Room. They will have information; and contact the staff at the Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center (703) 385-8415. Andrea