CONNECT WITH AMERICA | HISTORY TINNER HILL HISTORIC SITE VISIT FAIRFAX/MARISSA STRANG Fairfax’s 1859 Historic Blenheim and the Civil War Interpretive Center reveal graffiti left behind by the war’s soldiers. Stroll along trails surrounded by sprawling greenery or visit the original owner’s family cemetery. As Vienna’s first public library, Little Library Museum contains vivid historic details within its tall wood shelves stacked high with books. Steps away is the Freeman Store and Museum , a charming historic destination for exhibits and vintage gifts, including postcards, candy, pottery and more. LUCY BURNS MUSEUM MINA HABIBI SCAN FOR MORE HISTORIC SITES! 1900s Visit Lorton’s Lucy Burns Museum at the Workhouse Arts Center , a former prison that once confined this formative suffragist and many others. Or walk through the garden, gazebo and statues dedicated to millions of women who fought for their right to vote at the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial , located nearby at Occoquan Regional Park. Stop by Tinner Hill Historic Park in Falls Church, dedicated to Joseph and Elizabeth Tinner’s fight against segregation, which birthed the NAACP’s first rural branch in 1915. >> EXPLORE MORE WITH FOLLOW ME @AUSTINGRAFF Austin Graff says Fairfax County has a “deep history that you can literally touch.” Scan the QR code to discover some of his top history spots! IN #FXVA 22 | FAIRFAX COUNTY VISITORS GUIDE
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