The neighborhood of Mosby Woods, named after Confederate Col. John S. Mosby, was designed and built around a Civil War theme. The theme extended from the house plans to the street names. These range from the names of people and battle sites to general military terms. Here’s a list of all the streets in MosbyContinue reading “What’s in a name: streets of Mosby Woods”
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An invitation to participate from the City of Fairfax’s name review team
This is a message directly from the City of Fairfax to residents. Fairfax City Seeks Applicants for Community Engagement Stakeholder Group Fairfax City has launched Connecting Fairfax City For All, a candid and open dialogue around issues of racial and social equity. We invite you to participate in the first step of this initiative by applying toContinue reading “An invitation to participate from the City of Fairfax’s name review team”
Civil War Summary, Part 2: Major Battles
As our neighborhood explores our relationship with our street and community names, the Community Forward team has researched and written about topics deemed contextually relevant. This blog post is the second in a two-part series providing a very brief summary of the civil war. Read Part 1: A Fight Over Slavery and explore more contextContinue reading “Civil War Summary, Part 2: Major Battles”
Civil War Summary, Part 1: A Fight Over Slavery
As our neighborhood explores our relationship with our street and community names, the Community Forward team has researched and written about topics deemed contextually relevant. This blog post is the first in a two-part series providing a very brief summary of the civil war. Read Part 2: Major Battles and explore more context posts onContinue reading “Civil War Summary, Part 1: A Fight Over Slavery”
City launches engagement process on racial and social equity and nomenclature
The City Council has launched a community engagement process to address racial and social equity and nomenclature in Fairfax City. Working in conjunction with George Mason University’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, the City Council will provide a platform for facilitating community engagement on the topics of confederate-related street andContinue reading “City launches engagement process on racial and social equity and nomenclature”
Community Forward Listening Sessions: A Respectful Place to Share Common Values
Community Forward completed the first round of listening sessions in October and we are coming up on the last seven sessions in November. We are pleased to report that positive and thought-provoking discussions were had in an environment of respect and curiosity. We are also pleased to report that participants varied in age from 13Continue reading “Community Forward Listening Sessions: A Respectful Place to Share Common Values”
How Mosby Woods Came To Be
The mid-20th century was a time of rapid change in the Washington, DC suburbs. The booming post-war economy and explosive growth in the Federal Government brought many thousands of new residents to the area each year. As a result of this growth, the population of the Town of Fairfax exploded from 1,946 in 1950 toContinue reading “How Mosby Woods Came To Be”
Who Was Colonel John Mosby?
John Singleton Mosby was a father, a lawyer, a soldier, and a diplomat. He was born on December 6, 1833 in Powhatan County, Virginia. Mosby studied at Hampden Sydney College beginning in 1847 and later attended the University of Virginia. He was expelled from UVA after being convicted of unlawful shooting and spent time inContinue reading “Who Was Colonel John Mosby?”
The history and process of renaming streets in the City of Fairfax
Did you know that street names in Fairfax have changed from time to time? In 2004 the City changed the name of Lee Hwy. (Rt. 50 & Rt. 29) to Fairfax Blvd. as part of a rebranding effort. The City also changed Rebel Run to Lion Run in June 2020. This change coincided withContinue reading “The history and process of renaming streets in the City of Fairfax”
Community Forward September-to-October updates
The Community Forward working group has continued to meet each week as whole as well as in smaller teams. We have been working to educate ourselves on the relevant issues and ideas involved in possible street or neighborhood renaming, we’ve been having conversations with neighbors over email, and we’ve been preparing to connect with ourContinue reading “Community Forward September-to-October updates”
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