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32.0806, -81.0946
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Pohick Church
This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."
38.7090, -77.1939
Red Lodge, Montana
Chromium Mill Ruins
Operational for less than a year, this mill produced more than 11,000 tons of chrome concentrate in its short lifespan.
45.1851, -109.2407
Lorton, Virginia
Laurel Hill House
Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.
38.7095, -77.2338
Herndon, Virginia
Murphy Dairy Farm
A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.
38.9460, -77.4234
Great Falls, Virginia
Great Falls Nike Fire Control Site W-83
This former Cold War missile control site played an important role in the creation of GPS.
38.9955, -77.3135
Herndon, Virginia
Nike Missile Launch Site W-83
An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.
38.9916, -77.3292
Fairfax Station, Virginia
St. Mary's Church
The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.
38.8017, -77.3285
Burke, Virginia
Lee Chapel Cemetery
Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.
38.7555, -77.2760
Fairfax Station, Virginia
Fairfax Station Railroad Museum
One of the oldest train stations still standing in Virginia played a vital role during the Civil War.
38.8006, -77.3319
Butte, Montana
World Museum of Mining
A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.
46.0091, -112.5648
Lorton, Virginia
Stoney Lonesome Cemetery
A small, forgotten prison cemetery marked only by a wrought-iron fence and eerie depressions left in the ground.
38.7006, -77.2579
Burke, Virginia
Marshall Family Cemetery
A 14-foot monument marks the resting place of two of the town's earliest residents—and one unknown soldier.
38.7930, -77.2688
Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax Nike Missile Site
A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.
38.8151, -77.3451
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