Mount Air
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johmer79
N 38° 43.467 W 077° 10.550
18S E 310852 N 4288445
Mount Air historical marker in Lorton, VA.
Waymark Code: WM13XBA
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2021
Views: 4
The original 522-acre plantation was granted to Dennis McCarty in 1727 and passed through the hands of only three additional families: the Chichesters, Landstreets and Kernans. Mount Air represents in microcosm a history of Fairfax County; the rise and fall of an economy based on tobacco in the 18th centure; the subdivision of vast tracts of land after the American Revolution; occupation during the Civil War. Fire destroyed the Greek Revival style house in 1992. The charred foundation, gardens and outbuildings are a testament to the changes in fortune and fashion reflecting the lives of many generations of owners.
Marker Title: Mount Air
Marker Location: Lorton, VA
County or Independent City: Fairfax County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Fairfax County History Commission
Marker Number: Not listed
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