Silas Burke House
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member theroths3
N 38° 47.204 W 077° 16.637
18S E 302204 N 4295573
The Silas Burke house and short biography.
Waymark Code: WM11RQ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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Here lived Lt. Col. silas Burke (b. 1796-d. 1854) and his wife, Hannah Coffer. Burke, for whom Burke's Station on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad was named, served as a director of the railroad and the Fairfax Turnpike Company. An innkeeper and farmer, Burke was elected president of the Fairfax Agricultural Society in 1850. He held many county offices with distinction, including road surveyor, commissioner of public buildings and schools, county court justice, presiding justice, and sheriff.
Marker Number: E-95

Marker Title: Silas Burke House

Marker Location: E. Burke Lake Road and the Silas Burke House

County or Independent City: Fairfax

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Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 1991
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