• B, Current Projects

    Posted on December 23rd, 2011

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    Bicksler Family Cemetery

    Bicksler Family Cemetery

    The cemetery is located on the back lot of a Great Falls home. According to the owner of the adjacent home, Bicksler relatives used to care for the cemetery, but no one has visited in years. A GMU student visited the cemetery in the summer of 2011 and found it overgrown and hardly recognizable. That [...]

  • Current Projects, Harris Family Cemetery

    Posted on November 15th, 2011

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    Harris Family Cemetery

    Harris Family Cemetery

    The Harris Family Cemetery is located on Bull Run Regional Park Property in Fairfax County. Without a sign at the entrance, visitors would have difficulty locating the cemetery.
    All of the grave markers are field stone. The park has established that the cemetery began in 1866. According to Fairfax County Public Library cemetery files, there are [...]

  • Current Projects, Turberville/DeBell Family Cemetery

    Posted on November 15th, 2011

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    Turberville/Debell Family Cemetery Clean-up

    Turberville/Debell Family Cemetery Clean-up

    The scout faced many different challenges as he planned his Eagle Scout Project for this cemetery. The cemetery, located in a backyard, is hidden from view a quarter mile down a private drive. There was a lot of brush and invasive plants to be cleared. The wrought iron fence and gate needed repairs and painting. [...]

  • Current Projects, Jermantown Cemetery

    Posted on November 15th, 2011

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    Jermantown Cemetery Clean-up

    Jermantown Cemetery Clean-up

    On a crisp fall day, community volunteers joined together to spruce up this African American Cemetery in Fairfax City. Since there are no more trustees to care for the cemetery, Fairfax City has maintained the mowing of the cemetery. Members of the FCCPA, Burke Historical Society, and Historic Fairfax cleared brush, picked up trash, and [...]

  • Current Projects, Lee Chapel Methodist Church

    Posted on November 15th, 2011

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    Lee Chapel Cemetery Clean-Up

    Lee Chapel Cemetery Clean-Up

    The project, led by Eagle Scout candidate Alex Scheetz of Troop 1501, was scheduled for October 29th, 2011. Who could have predicted an October rain/snow storm would force a postponement? The following day, the troop members cleaned and stabilized markers, did extensive trimming, and a general clean-up of the cemetery. The cemetery is regularly mowed, [...]

  • C, Current Projects

    Posted on October 18th, 2011

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    Coffer Family Cemetery

    Coffer Family Cemetery

    The Coffer Family Cemetery is located off of Woods Sorrel Lane in Burke, VA. The cemetery is in good condition and well maintained. The fenced cemetery is covered with moss. Headstones for Joshua Sr. and Jr., which have been broken and repaired, lie on the ground. A plaque, which is a new addition, recognizes husband [...]

  • C, Current Projects

    Posted on August 22nd, 2011

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    Cub Run Memorial Gardens Cemetery

    Cub Run Memorial Gardens Cemetery

    This African American community cemetery is in a secluded area of Centreville, at the end of the graveled Naylor Road. Surveyors found the cemetery to be in current use and well maintained. The families who were buried here were farmers and laborers. In addition, several of those buried here were military veterans; their military service [...]

  • Current Projects, Turberville/DeBell Family Cemetery

    Posted on August 22nd, 2011

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    Turberville/DeBell Family Cemetery

    Turberville/DeBell Family Cemetery

    The Turberville family’s original holdings date back to a 1727 Northern Neck land grant of over 4,000 acres. The cemetery is located on private property, behind the circa 1797 Turberville home “Leeton” in Chantilly, Virginia. Visitors to the cemetery should acquire permission from the owners in advance.
    In 2011, the surveyor found seventeen granite markers of [...]

  • Current Projects, Fairfax City Cemetery

    Posted on August 22nd, 2011

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    Fairfax City Cemetery

    Fairfax City Cemetery

    In April 2011, FCCPA members toured the cemetery on Main Street in Fairfax, Virginia with long-time city resident Lee Hubbard.
    The cemetery was started in 1866 by the Ladies Memorial Association to honor the Confederates of the Civil War. The Confederate monument’s marker inscription reads:
    “From Fairfax to Appomattox 1861-1865. Erected to the memory of the [...]

  • A, Current Projects

    Posted on July 18th, 2011

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    Andrew Chapel Cemetery

    Andrew Chapel Cemetery

    The cemetery was surveyed in July 2011 and was found to be in current use and well maintained. A not-for-profit association operates the cemetery, which surrounds Andrew Chapel and has over 250 burials from the mid-nineteenth century until present.
    The chapel and cemetery reflect the history of the area. The chapel was built circa 1855 as [...]

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