The Fairfax County Courthouse


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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Fairfax County Courthouse" by Ruby Waldeck, Ross De Witt Netherton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.







The Courthouses of Early Virginia


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Court day in early Virginia transformed crossroads towns into forums for citizens of all social classes to transact a variety of business, from legal cases heard before the county magistrates to horse races, ballgames, and the sale and barter of produce, clothing, food, and drink. The Courthouses of Early Virginia is the first comprehensive history of the public buildings that formed the nucleus of this space and the important private buildings that grew up around them.




Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas


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Covers the period of colonial history from the beginning of European colonization in the Western Hemisphere up to the time of the American Revolution.







Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia


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Contents: v. 1. 1619-1658/59 (1915)--v. 2. 1659/60-1693 (1914)--v. 3. 1695-1696, 1696-1697, 1698, 1699, 1700-1702 (1913)--v. 4. 1702/03-1705, 1705-1706, 1710-1712 (1912)--v. 5. 1712-1714, 1715-1718, 1720-1722, 1723-1726 (1912)--v. 6. 1727-1734, 1736-1740 (1910)--v. 7. 1742-1747, 1748-1749 (1909)--v. 8. 1752-1755, 1756-1758 (1909)--v. 9. 1758-1761 (1908)--v. 10. 1761-1765 (1907)--v. 11. 1766-1769 (1906)--v. 12. 1770-1772 (1906)--v. 13. 1773-1776, including the records of the Committee of Correspondence (1905).




The Preservation of History in Fairfax County, Virginia


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The Preservation of History in Fairfax County, Virginia presents an overview of one urban county's efforts to retain its historic and archaeological sites in the face of increasing developmental pressures during the past thirty-five years. It provides a thorough review of historical development in the county as well as practical guidance on how decisions were developed. Written by two distinguished historians, Ross and Nan Netherton, who were part of the process from the beginning, this study presents a perspective which only familiarity with its successes and failures can bestow. This book is both a historical survey and a "how-to" manual for government officials and preservationists.










The Ball Family of the Potomac, 1654-2004


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John Ball was born in Stafford County, Virginia. He married Winifred Williams. She was probably his second wife. He had eight known children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Kansas and Texas.