Explore More of the Story Diverse groups make up America’s history, and you can see this reflected around Fairfax County at sites exploring Black history, women’s history and more. Visit one of America’s oldest African American communities at Gum Springs , see how Sully Historic Site is connected to the Underground Railroad or visit the last remaining African American schoolhouse in Northern Virginia at Laurel Grove School . Step over to Washington, DC for Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial and other museums like Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian . The Lucy Burns Museum in Lorton includes the story of the “Silent Sentinels,” suffragists who were imprisoned here for demanding a woman’s right to vote in a fight for equality. Nearby, learn the stories of women suffragists from all walks at the new Turning Point Suffragist Memorial . Military history aficionados can revel in 247-plus years of Army history at the expansive new National Museum of the United States Army , which tells the complete story of the oldest and largest military branch through the eyes of the American soldier. Nearby, Manassas National Battlefield Park is the site of two major Civil War battles. Visit both interpretive visitor centers for galleries, maps and exhibitions on these historic battles. For a unique look at Civil War history, visit the Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim in the City of Fairfax to see actual Civil War graffiti scrawled on the walls of this 1800s farmhouse. Stories are still being made here every day. Explore modern history with a trip to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center in Chantilly, where you can see the Space Shuttle Discovery and hundreds of other historic aircraft. LUCY BURNS MUSEUM (MINA HABIBI) 30 • FAIRFAX COUNTY VISITORS GUIDE
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