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History · Great Falls Crossing

Great Falls Crossing’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Great Falls Crossing is a census designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 1,392. Established after the 2020 Census, it includes previously unincorporated areas with Reston addresses between the communities of Reston and Great Falls.

Half of its homes were built before 1993.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Great Falls Crossing yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Great Falls Crossing

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Hilarie BurtonHilarie BurtonSterling · 5 miSean ParkerSean ParkerHerndon · 3 miBen FeldmanBen FeldmanPotomac · 7 miDarren StarDarren StarPotomac · 7 miMichael ArndtMichael ArndtMcLean · 8 miLori AlanLori AlanPotomac · 7 mi
By decade

Great Falls Crossing, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Great Falls Crossing is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Great Falls Crossing has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lake Anne Village Center Historic District in Reston, 1.1 miles away.

Great Falls Crossing and the nearest listed places

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Lake Anne Village Center Historic DistrictColvin Run MillBowman, A. Smith, DistilleryGreat Falls Grange Hall and Forestville SchoolFour StairsDranesville Tavern

Closest to Great Falls Crossing

Lake Anne Village Center Historic DistrictReston · District1.1miColvin Run MillGreat Falls · Built 18101.9miBowman, A. Smith, DistilleryReston · Built 19342.1miGreat Falls Grange Hall and Forestville SchoolGreat Falls · Building2.6miFour StairsGreat Falls · Building2.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Lake Anne Village Center Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Great Falls Crossing?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Great Falls Crossing’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Herndon📜 Vienna📜 Fairfax📜 Glen Echo
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