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63-563: In about 1806, Robert Carter Harrison (1765–1840) brought his wife Ann Cabell Harrison (1771–1840) and their many children from their home in Clifton, Virginia , to Fayette County, Kentucky. There he bought the Old Kenney Farm, also known as Elk Hill, and later built his home, which came to be known as "Clifton". Elizabeth M. Simpson's book (See Ref) says the frame colonial style house was built prior to 1830; while Joe Jordon's book (See Ref) says it

126-570: A wye was constructed at Devereux Siding to enable trains to turn around after the Union Army abandoned the Orange and Alexandria Railroad south of Bull Run . By June 1863 the entire railroad outside of the defenses of Washington was abandoned until the return of Major General George Meade 's Army of the Potomac following their successful Gettysburg Campaign . New York infantry regiments were stationed at

189-479: A carriage accident on the property. Dinwiddie Lampton died six months later on September 25, 2008, at the farm. The family still owns the farm and it is leased to Sancal Racing and Stone Columns Stables at Elmendorf. 38°06′52″N 84°24′31″W  /  38.114469°N 84.408576°W  / 38.114469; -84.408576 Clifton, Virginia Clifton is an incorporated town located in southwestern Fairfax County , Virginia , United States, with

252-528: A decade. A large oil painting of their son Cooper Hughes (1862–1928) as a small boy, shows the original "Clifton" home in the background. After the Civil War, Hughes began to buy more land, paying $ 100–$ 150 per acre at high interest rates, and not only breeding cattle but speculating in cattle in the New York market. WT borrowed heavily, and his loans were cosigned by his maternal uncle Granville Smith. In 1874, Hughes

315-485: A female family householder with no spouse. The average family household had 3.87 people. The median age was 36.3, 32.4% of people were under the age of 18, and 15.9% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry is the 46.9% who had English ancestry , 1.1% spoke a language other than English at home, and 2.5% were born outside the United States, 100.0% of whom were naturalized citizens . The median income for

378-458: A few of the surrounding farms. Under Haggin, the farm grew to over to over 8,900-acre (36 km) with 2,000 horses — his total investment was some $ 2 million. The expanded farm was centered along the Paris Pike, with over five miles of road frontage. In buying Elmendorf, Haggin bought Salvator , Miss Woodford , Firenze, Star Ruby, Water Boy, Hamburg Bell and quite a few other good horses. He stood

441-462: A household in the town was $ 219,500. 5.8% of the population were military veterans , and 82.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher . In the CDP 0.0% of the population was below the poverty line , with 0.3% of the population without health insurance . Clifton has a Humid Subtropical climate with cool winters, mild falls and springs, and hot summers. July is usually the warmest, and wettest month. January

504-744: A new community was built on the edge of town called Frog Hill. Controversy arose about demolishing the abandoned Hetzel home on the corner of Chapel Road and Pendleton Avenue in 2006. The building and a replica home were finished in the winter of 2007. In 2000, then-mayor Jim Chesley started a Labor Day antique car show in Clifton sponsored by the Northern Virginia Custom Cruisers and Clifton Lions clubs to raise money for local charities. The ninth annual Labor Day Car Show in 2008 attracted more than 400 antique cars, an estimated two thousand visitors, and raised over $ 30,000. That year's featured charity

567-555: A police investigation. Clifton is located in western Fairfax County at 38°46′48″N 77°23′11″W  /  38.78000°N 77.38639°W  / 38.78000; -77.38639 (38.780047, −77.386408). 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Centreville and 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the city of Fairfax . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.65 km ), of which 0.25 square miles (0.64 km )

630-466: A population of 243 at the time of the 2020 census . Incorporated by the General Assembly on March 9, 1902, Clifton is one of only three towns in the county, the other two being the much more populous Vienna and Herndon . Clifton's history begins pre-colonially, when the area was used as hunting grounds by the local Dogue Native American tribe. A railroad siding was constructed here during

693-561: A sire made Woodburn Stud near synonymous with flat racing Thoroughbreds, in fact during the mid- to late 19th century, Woodburn was where the Standardbred horse originated and the farm was best known for these trotting horses for harness racing . After the death of Robert A. Alexander in December 1867, the operation prospered under his brother Alexander John "A.J." Alexander. But after A.J.'s death in 1902, it went into decline. Not long into

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756-479: Is land and 0.004 square miles (0.01 km ), or 1.57%, is water. The Charter of the town of Clifton affirms this statement. Popes Head Creek, a tributary of Bull Run , runs westward through the town. At the 2020 census (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey ) there were 243 people, 93 housing units and 102 households residing in the town. The population density was 972.0 inhabitants per square mile (373.8/km ). The average housing unit density

819-500: Is usually the coldest month. On average, February is the driest month. The warmest temperature set in Clifton was 104 °F (40 °C) on July 2, 1980. The coldest temperature was −8 °F (−22 °C) set on January 8, 1982. Fairfax County Public Schools serves Clifton. K-6 students in Clifton attend Union Mill Elementary School , while middle and high school residents are zoned to either Liberty Middle School and Centreville High School or to Robinson Secondary School . Clifton

882-583: The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Martimas who won the prestigious Futurity Stakes in 1898. He sold the farm to James Ben Ali Haggin at an October 22, 1897, auction held at Morris Park Racecourse in Morris Park, New York . James Ben Ali Haggin , who already had had much success with Thoroughbreds in his Rancho Del Paso spread in California , expanded Elmendorf by buying quite

945-579: The Civil War , and the area became titled as Devereux Station . A nearby neighborhood on the outskirts of the Clifton ZIP code has this name. Development of a village at the siding began in 1868 when a railroad depot, named "Clifton Station", was constructed. Unlike most areas in Northern Virginia , the land around Clifton is far less built up than nearby areas, especially to its east and southwest. This

1008-478: The Preakness Stakes is named. Woodburn breeding yielded 18 winners of U.S. Triple Crown race winners and other major winners including Lexington's grandson Foxhall . Some of the notable Thoroughbreds buried at Woodburn farm include Asteroid (1861–1886), Planet (c. 1855–1875), and Australian (1858–1879), a son of the 1853 English Triple Crown winner West Australian . Although Lexington's success as

1071-492: The Union Army with timber for railroad ties, bridge trusses, and firewood. The siding was named after John Henry Devereux, superintendent of military railroads that terminated in Alexandria . Wood from hundreds of acres was cut and hauled by wood choppers and teamsters, most of whom were escaped slaves , and transported by train to Alexandria. The laborers risked capture by working outside protected Union lines. In spring 1863,

1134-709: The 1870 Belmont Stakes winner Kingfisher , the 1873 Belmont Stakes winner Springbok and the 1877 Kentucky Derby winner Baden-Baden . He also bred the great Hindoo . While in charge of Elmendorf, Swigert bred Salvator , Firenze , and the Kentucky Derby winners Ben Ali and Apollo . Swigert sold Elmendorf in October 1891 to Con J. Enright. Cornelius "Con" Enright purchased Elmendorf in 1891. During his ownership he imported several good breeding mares from Europe . Enright most notably bred U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Hamburg and, in partnership with W. B. Jennings,

1197-468: The 1940s, the main part of Elmendorf was owned by Joseph Early Widener and then by his son Peter A. B. Widener II . In 1929, the elder Widener tore down Haggins' mansion "Green Hills" to void taxes on the unoccupied behemoth. He left the mansion's stately marble pillars which became a Central Kentucky landmark. Widener bought the stallion Fair Play as well as the broodmare Mahubah at the dispersal sale of August Belmont . Fair Play and Mahubah, who were

1260-435: The 1954 yearling sales. The pillars of Haggins' "Green Hills" remained on Gluck's farm, and in front of them are buried Gluck's juvenile champion Protagonist (by Prince John), Speak John (also by Prince John), and Verbatim . Gluck owned Elmendorf until his death in 1984 after which his widow sold it and about 350 horses to Jack Kent Cooke . Cooke continued to use the property for his broodmare band until 1997, when he sold

1323-596: The 20th century, the farm was no longer in the horse business and had been converted to cattle land. In 1867 A.J. Alexander bred Preakness , who would be purchased by Milton H. Sanford and for whom the Preakness Stakes is named. The American Classic Race winners bred by the Alexanders' Woodburn Stud are: Today the Woodburn name is long gone but the horse breeding business was revived in 1972 as Airdrie Stud Inc. which now operates on 2,500 acres (10 km ), much of which

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1386-505: The 262-acre (1.06 km) Normandy Farm. Green Gates Farm , once Spendthrift Farm and then the Old Kenney Farm, also still functions today. Elmendorf was most recently acquired in 1997 for $ 5 million by Dinwiddie Lampton Jr. (1914–2008), the president of American Life and Accident Co. Lampton and his wife were longtime coaching and pleasure driving enthusiasts with a collection of carriages and carriage horses. Lampton's wife, Elizabeth Whitcomb Lampton, died on March 22, 2008, at age 74, from

1449-496: The Berryman Home was the only habitable mansion on the farm and as such was occupied by Widener's grandson, Peter A. B. Widener III (1925–1999) and his family during the 1950s. When Haggin died in 1914, the estate was broken up. In 1923, Joseph Widener (1871–1943) and his nephew, George , bought a part of Elmendorf. Joseph operated his portion as Elmendorf Form. George operated his portion as Old Kenney Farm . From then until

1512-597: The Clifton General Store caught fire, and a few months later a new general store was built in its place. By the late 1960s, the town was in a state of decline. Many houses in the town were boarded up and abandoned. A number of new families and residents began much-needed gentrification of the town. Wayne Nickum, a former mayor, worked to ensure the entire town was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Some 63 Clifton buildings were added to

1575-669: The French and Indian Wars and provided beef and other supplies to the revolutionary army during the Revolutionary War. He is buried in the Wickliffe/Kincheloe cemetery that is now part of the Hemlock Overlook Regional Park, adjacent to a park office. Among two wives, he had 11 children, including 7 sons. One of Daniel's descendants built the house in Clifton. Towards the late 1970s and early 1980s suburban development

1638-625: The Hughes farm, along with Thomas's brother, Michael Hughes, and his wife Mary Adams Hughes, and several children of one or the other couple. All of these family members were later re-interred in the Lexington Cemetery in a lot owned by Kate Hughes McCreary and Michael's son John T Hughes, noted Lexington horseman. In 1862 William Thomas "WT" Hughes (1832–1874) inherited the farm from his father, Thomas Hughes, and lived there with his wife Sallie Kirkpatrick (Cooper) Hughes and their four children for over

1701-618: The Mercer estate in Kentucky. Under the guidance of his son, Robert A. Alexander , during the 19th century, Woodburn Stud became the birthplace of Kentucky's Thoroughbred industry. Robert A. Alexander was the first to establish a systematic design method for horse breeding. Woodburn Stud was home to the stallion Lexington (1850–1875), America's leading sire for sixteen years. Lexington sired numerous champions and winners of major races including Duke of Magenta , Kentucky and Preakness , for whom

1764-637: The Northeast Regional and the VRE's Manassas Line. Listed points of interest are outside of the Clifton town limits, except for Ayre Square, Clifton Town Park and the Clifton Creek Trail Park. Ayre Square, Clifton Town Park, Clifton Creek Trail Park, and Randolph Buckley "8-Acre" Park are owned and operated by the Town of Clifton. Clifton is served by The CentreView . Woodburn Stud Woodburn Stud

1827-561: The Sunday before Columbus Day in October. One historical home in the town is attributed to a member of the Kincheloe family, located where Main Street, County Rd 645, becomes Kincheloe Road. Kincheloe Road continues to Old Yates Ford Road. Daniel Kincheloe (1723-1785), whose grandfather immigrated from Ireland, was a landowner near the town and along Popes Head Creek. He was a captain in the militia in

1890-489: The United States is when more than two hundred head were imported between 1905 and 1915, a large number of which were imported by Elmendorf Farm. Haggin's extensive Kentucky interests, including Elmendorf Farm, were managed in his absence by Charles Henry Berryman of Lexington. The Berryman family lived on farm property in a house that is still called the Berryman House. After "Green Hills" was demolished by Joseph Widener ,

1953-470: The VRE operates one train line through the town, the Manassas Line . This line travels between Broad Run station and Washington Union Station . VRE trains sometimes stop in the town at the Clifton station (VRE) , however this is a rare occurrence that typically only takes place on the town's annual Clifton Day. As the stop is rarely used, no physical station structure exists. The closest VRE stations to

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2016-513: The area are heavily forested, with single-family homes, while the northern area has become equestrian areas. Before the arrival of European settlers, the present-day Clifton area was part of the hunting grounds used by Algonquin -speaking members of the Dogue tribe . The Dogue lived in villages and towns along the Potomac River and nearby Occoquan River. They carved bowls out of soapstone found in

2079-552: The area. European settlers composed of Scots merchants created the first nearby port settlement in the mid-1710s near the present-day Dumfries - Triangle area. Land in the Clifton area began to be settled in the early 18th century. During the Civil War , the United States Military Railroad Construction Corps built a railroad siding here on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad in order to supply

2142-484: The city made national headlines when a " Black Lives Matter " banner was hung in the town's Main Street. The banner was met with praise by many residents but condemnation by others including the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas who saw it as justifying controversial aspects of the BLM movement. Her comments lead to media attention on the banner. The banner was stolen on July 20, 2020, and has not been found, despite

2205-442: The close of the war, the siding became the sixth scheduled stop for passengers and freight and became known as "Devereux Station". The O & A was the only railroad link between Alexandria and Richmond, Virginia . William E. Beckwith, whose 1200 acre plantation included much of the land now incorporated as Clifton, bequeathed his land south of the railroad to his former slaves, some of whom were his children. Harriet Harris and

2268-635: The depot, and Otis built the historic Clifton Hotel. Harrison Otis and his brother J. Sanford Otis founded the Clifton Presbyterian Church, still in existence. The station no longer exists, but the town of Clifton is still standing along what used to be the O & A Railroad, now a part of the Norfolk Southern Railway . William Harris divided a portion of his family's land adjacent to the railroad into ten lots that were offered for sale in 1869. Homes and businesses were constructed on

2331-531: The east. Amtrak and the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) both run frequent train service through Clifton. Amtrak runs multiple lines, including the Cardinal , Crescent , and Northeast Regional through the town. trains on these lines travel between Chicago Union Station , New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal , Roanoke station , New York Penn Station , South Station , and Springfield Union Station .

2394-577: The five children she had with William Harris were devised the land where the village of Clifton was initially developed. Harrison G. Otis, a New York realtor, purchased a large tract of land north of the railroad from the Beckwith estate and a small lot of land south of the railroad from William Harris, where he constructed a saw mill and train depot. The depot opened in November 1868 and was named "Clifton Station". The next year, an official U.S. post office opened at

2457-404: The great Salvator here until the horse's death in 1909. It is possible that Salvator lies in an unmarked grave at Elmendorf. Haggin also built a $ 300,000 mansion on a small hill overlooking Elk Horn which he called "Green Hills", a great Southern Mansion in style and feeling. He also built a model dairy farm and a greenhouse which he filled with exotic plants. The first record of Dexter cattle in

2520-539: The late 1800s when a number of homes and businesses were constructed, including additional merchandise stores and lumber yards. The town was incorporated by the General Assembly on March 9, 1902. It is currently one of the three towns in Fairfax County. During the 1900s, the town was nearly the same size as it is now. The first schoolhouse in Clifton was in Susan Reviere Hetzel's home on Pendleton Avenue. She

2583-543: The lots, including a general merchandise store located on the western side of Main Street adjacent to the railroad. Harris expanded the village by selling additional lots along Main Street in the mid-1870s. Harrison Otis and his business partner Margaret Hetzel subdivided land on the eastern side of Main Street for development and several lots were sold in the 1870s; however, this development was not as successful as planned due to Harrison Otis's reduced mental health and Margaret Hetzel's financial difficulties. The village grew in

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2646-576: The manager of the Woodburn Stud as well as a "pinhooker", one who buys horses and quickly sells them. Swigert renamed the farm Elmendorf for his wife's grandmother, Blandina Elmendorf Brodhead. For years Swigert ran Elmendorf, breeding many exceptional horses. He also purchased and later sold the champion Spendthrift , which he had named after his wife's spending habits. A while later, his wife responded by naming Spendthrift's younger brother, Miser. Before acquiring Elmendorf, Swigert had owned and then sold

2709-429: The most prominent of them. Through Clifton, SR 645 enters from the northwest as Clifton Road, then turns right at Newman Road and follows Main Street to School Street. From there, it turns left onto School Street, then turns right and becomes Clifton Road again as it exits the town to the southeast. SR 645 provides connections to the nearest primary highways, U.S. Route 29 to the northwest and Virginia State Route 123 to

2772-413: The register at that time. Another resident, Jim Chesley, who would also serve as mayor of Clifton, worked tirelessly with national and state politicians and administrators to ensure the town maintained its historic integrity. In 1967, the town sponsored the first Clifton Day Festival as a way to attract the public to this historic town. This celebration continues each year as a town fair and music festival on

2835-451: The remaining horses to Stonerside Stable. The property was sold to Dinwiddie Lampton, and is currently owned by the Lampton family's American Life and Accident Insurance Company. By 1951 Elmendorf had been reduced bit by bit as various parcels were sold off. The original section went to Max Gluck, along with its name - Elmendorf - and the remaining pillars of Green Hills. E. Barry Ryan bought

2898-417: The same horse for whom the Preakness Stakes is named. After moving to Kentucky, Sanford continued to use the same name. The stallion Virgil was based at Preakness Stud and sired three Kentucky Derby winners: Vagrant (1876), Hindoo (1881) and Ben Ali (1886). In 1881, Sanford sold the land as well as his bloodstock (including Virgil and other leading sire Glenelg ) to Daniel Swigert , who had been

2961-525: The section with the original cemetery, calling it Normandy Farm whereon stood the statue of Fair Play erected by Widener. Buried in front of the statue are both Fair Play and Mahubah as well as many of their best sons and daughters bred by Widener, and quite a few other great runners. Other farms that were sliced from Elmendorf include Old Kinney Farm (owned by George D. Widener Jr. ) and Clovelly Farm (owned by Robin Scully). Clovelly Farm still exists, as does

3024-454: The siding in order to protect wood station operations and the railroad from Confederate attack. Devereux Siding was located between the station at Union Mills and Sangster's Station. Today, there are two neighborhoods outside of the town named after the Devereux and Sangster's stations. The Orange & Alexandria Railroad extended from Alexandria to Orange, Virginia . For a brief period near

3087-603: The sire and dam of Man o' War , are buried at what is now called Normandy Farm . In 1950, Maxwell Henry Gluck (1896–1984) purchased the original section of Elmendorf Farm along with its name rights. Gluck, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Darlington Stores Corporation and later the United States Ambassador to Ceylon , had his first success in racing when he bought Prince John for $ 14,300 at

3150-704: The southern and eastern parts of Clifton, while land to the north became equestrian areas. The town was declared a National Historic District by the US Department of the Interior in 1984. The opening scenes of Broadcast News were filmed in Clifton in 1986. Formation of the Occoquan Watershed in the 1970s limited development due to ecological concerns and required all houses in the area to have at least 5 acres (20,000 m ) of land. This prevents nearly all development other than luxury single-family homes. In 2002,

3213-700: The town that trains regularly stop at are the Manassas Park station and the Burke Centre station . The Burke Centre Station is also serviced by the Northeast Regional , one of the Amtrak train lines that runs through the town. The closest station to the town that services all train lines that pass through the town is the Manassas station . This station services Amtrak's Cardinal and Crescent services, while also servicing

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3276-450: Was 372.0 per square mile (143.1/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 95.47% White , 0.00% African American , 0.00% Native American , 0.82% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.82% from other races , and 2.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.88% of the population. All households were family households, of which, 85.3% were married couples, 5.9% were a male family householder with no spouse, and 8.8% were

3339-604: Was Life With Cancer, a Fairfax hospital-based program that provides family support and education. In the past five years alone, the event has raised nearly $ 120,000 for various local charities. The Clifton Spring Homes Tour is run by the Clifton Community Women's Club and is held on the third Thursday in May. The 100-member General Federation of Women's Club group raises money for local charities via home tours, silent auction, boutique, and local women's art show and sale. In 2020,

3402-542: Was also one of the founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution . The school was later moved to the side-yard area of what would later become the home of Mayors Swem Elgin and Jim Chesley. In 1912 a new schoolhouse (built for K-12) was built overlooking the town; it stood until 1952. A new elementary school, Clifton Elementary, was built on the same site in 1953 and served the community until 2010. On March 9, 1930,

3465-575: Was an American horse breeding farm located in Woodford County , Kentucky about ten miles (16 km) from the city of Lexington . It was established in the 18th century as an original land grant property of General Hugh Mercer to whom it had been granted for his military services during the American Revolutionary War . Robert Alexander (1767–1841), a Scottish immigrant, came to Virginia from Scotland in 1786. Around 1790 he purchased

3528-405: Was built between 1835 and 1840. Robert's son, Carter (1796–1825) died before his father, so in 1840 "Clifton" passed to Robert's grandson Carter Harrison, Sr. (1825–1893), jointly with the child's mother Caroline Evaline (Russell) Carter (1797–1875). Caroline was the daughter of Colonel William Russell . Carter Henry Harrison, Sr. (1825–1893) sold "Clifton" in 1855 after his mother, Caroline,

3591-690: Was buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago. His son Carter Harrison Jr. (1860–1953) was elected mayor of Chicago 4 years after his father's murder, and served 5 terms. In 1855, Thomas Hughes (1789–1862), son of Cornelius Hughes, bought the 374-acre (1.51 km) farm from Carter Henry Harrison. He lived there with his wife Julia Ann Smith Hughes (1805–1846) and their four children, including daughter Kate Hughes McCreary (1844–1908), wife of Governor James B. McCreary (1838–1918) and son William Thomas Hughes (see next). Thomas and Julia Smith Hughes were buried on

3654-635: Was buried in the Lexington Cemetery, and Hughes was buried first in the Richmond Cemetery, and later reinterred in Lexington alongside his wife Sallie. In 1875, the Hughes heirs sold another 776 acres (3.14 km) to Richard Penniston. In 1874, Milton H. Sanford purchased 544 acres (2.20 km) of the Hughes farm. Sanford had previously had a farm in New Jersey, named for the town of Preakness, New Jersey , after which he also named his horse Preakness —

3717-584: Was forced to sell the farm to repay his creditors. In March 1874 Hughes sold 544 acres (2.20 km) of the Hughes farm to Milton H. Sanford . In June 1874, WT Hughes and his wife were relocating to a smaller farm in a nearby county, riding alongside the Kentucky River in their buggy, with pack wagons full of chattel and children following behind, when William was shot and killed from the cliff top by his uncle Granville Smith. Later that day Smith (1807–1874) shot himself. Both men left widows and children. Smith

3780-459: Was home to Clifton Elementary School from 1954 to 2011, when the school was closed after the School Board determined the cost of modernization for the 1950s-era building to be too high. Clifton was home to Clifton High School from 1912 to 1935, when the school was torn down after the construction of Fairfax High School . Access to Clifton provided solely by secondary routes, with SR 645 being

3843-529: Was out of the worry that overdevelopment near Bull Run and the Occoquan River would be environmentally damaging to the Occoquan Reservoir . Consequently, as development edged near the area in the late 1970s and early 1980s, an ordinance was enacted stating that only one building could be placed on 5-acre (2.0 ha) parcels that have not already been divided. Today, the southern and eastern portions of

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3906-465: Was remarried to Reverend Thomas Parker Dudley of Lexington, brother of noted surgeon Benjamin Winslow Dudley . Carter moved to Chicago where he served four consecutive terms as mayor (1879–1887) and was re-elected for a fifth term in 1893. On October 30, 1893, Harrison was assassinated in his own home. The Maysville, Kentucky Evening Bulletin headline said he was "Shot by a Crank". Harrison died and

3969-455: Was starting to edge near Clifton. Communities such as Burke Center , with 5,500 homes, and Little Rocky Run, with 2,722 homes, were constructed, raising concerns that the new construction might ruin the beauty of the Clifton area. In the 1980s, Fairfax County government enacted an ordinance stipulating that only one building could be placed on 5-acre (20,000 m ) parcels that have not already been divided. Single-family homes were constructed in

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