Newington
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johmer79
N 38° 44.050 W 077° 10.767
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Fairfax County History Commission historical marker for the Newington Area. Erected in 2005.
Waymark Code: WM13XB5
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2021
Views: 2
Newington was the name given to the second Truro Parish Glebe House completed in 1760 after it became the private residence of Richard and Sarah McCarty Chichester after 1767. The William Nevitt family acquired the house and 1,000 acre tract in 1828 and occupied the house until it burned in 1875. In April 1872, the Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railroad, originally built on Cinder Bed Road, opened the Long Branch Station on the Nevitt property. By 1918 the station, renamed Accotink, was linked by a spur to Camp Humphreys, later renamed Fort Belvoir, to transport troops during World War I. In 1971 the station, last known as Newington, was closed.
Marker Title: Newington
Marker Location: Lorton, VA
County or Independent City: Fairfax County
Marker Program Sponsor: The Fairfax County History Commission
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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