While driving home from work last week along Rt. 123, I did a double-take. Much to my surprise, I discovered that Fairfax County had erected a historical marker about Salona, site of Camp Griffin during the Civil War. I have blogged about Camp Griffin and Salona on a couple of occasions. (See
here and
here.) And of course, I couldn't resist snapping a few pictures early on Saturday morning when traffic was light:
Text of the Salona Marker (author's photo; now posted at hmdb.org)
Looking towards the marker and Salona property across Rt. 123 (author's photo; now posted at hmdb.org)
I submitted the marker for publication on the
Historical Marker Database website and am happy to announce that it is now part of that on-line resource. (See
here.) I also wrote to the
Fairfax County History Commission to thank the county for erecting the Salona marker. I expressed interest in having the county install a historical marker to commemorate the
battles at Lewinsville. Jack Hiller, the Chairman, sent me an application, which requires detailed historical information. I hope to enlist community support in my campaign to get other Civil War-related markers installed in McLean. In any event, it is great to see that Salona has finally gotten its due.
2 comments:
Ron, I might be able to help with documentation required for the Lewinsville marker project. That's been a research project of mine for some time now too!
Craig.
Craig--
That is excellent to hear! I am so surprised that a marker was never installed on the subject. I've just started to compile documentation, so it would be nice to compare notes. I am sure you've put together quite a bit.
We should definitely touch base off-line.
Ron
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