Long Branch’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Long Branch. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLong Branch is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, bordering the city of Fairfax. The population as of the 2010 census was 7,593.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 7,593 to 7,890 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1969.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Long Branch 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Long Branch’s history is told.
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Long Branch, decade by decade
Nothing in Long Branch is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Long Branch has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Oak Hill in Wakefield, 1.7 miles away.
Long Branch and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Architectural drawing for a country house (1811) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.