The Plains’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of The Plains. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In the 18th century, the Colony of Virginia progressively expanded westward and allowed Europeans to begin to construct settlements in the area. Before and during the Civil War, the area was called "White Plains" on maps and a Post Office was named "The Plains" in 1831. A two-story house, with a blacksmith's shop above, was built in 1852. During the Civil War, John S. Mosby and his Mosby's Raiders used The Plains as part of the raiding area they controlled. The Plains was incorporated as a town in 1910.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart The Plains’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how The Plains’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view"Belvoir," Fairfax Harrison house…, 1928: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from The Plains
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The Plains, decade by decade
1970s
1990s
CommonsGraceEpiscopalChurch-83632014
CommonsFormerJail-84152014
CommonsCarterHotel-83682014
CommonsGroup photo of an NAR Section (local rocket club)2010
CommonsVirginia State Route 2452009
CommonsEgglofter liftoff at NARAM 502008
CommonsPolo at Great Meadow2007
CommonsDefense.gov photo essay 070519-D-7203T-0082007
CommonsDefense.gov photo essay 070519-D-7203T-0052007
CommonsVAMap-doton-ThePlains20051 historic place in The Plains
1 place in The Plains is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as "Belvoir," Fairfax Harrison house, Star Route 709, The Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia. Temple (1928) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.