City of Fairfax

railroad connection between Vienna-Fairfax
railroad connection between Vienna-Fairfax
Source: Historical Topo Maps, Fairfax, VA Quadrangle (1915)

Fairfax Court House was in the heart of the Town of Fairfax in 1878
Fairfax Court House was in the heart of the Town of Fairfax in 1878
Source: Library of Congress, Atlas of fifteen miles around Washington (by G. M. Hopkins

the town of Fairfax changed its name to Culpeper, to avoid confusion with Fairfax Court House (later City of Fairfax)
the town of Fairfax changed its name to Culpeper, to avoid confusion with Fairfax Court House (later City of Fairfax)
Source: Library of Congress, Map showing the Fredericksburg & Gordonsville Rail Road of Virginia (1869)

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