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Lucy Burns Museum
Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.
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Laurel Hill House
Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.
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Beehive Brick Kiln
The last of nine massive kilns that produced many of the red bricks for buildings in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in the early 20th century.
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Barrel Arch Bridge
This unique structure is the only one of its kind in Virginia.
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Mount Air Historic Site
This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.
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Turning Point Suffragist Memorial
The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.
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George Mason's Gunston Hall
The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.
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Nike Missile Site W-64
This field of concrete was once an active defense site armed with nuclear warheads.
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Pohick Church
This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."
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Barrett House
A weathered, American Foursquare-style house originally built for lumber merchant William Wimsatt.
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Stoney Lonesome Cemetery
A small, forgotten prison cemetery marked only by a wrought-iron fence and eerie depressions left in the ground.
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