Falls Church
Falls Church

Author: Bradley E. Gernand

Publisher: Walsworth Publishing Company

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781578641116

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A Virginia Village Goes to War
A Virginia Village Goes to War

Author: Bradley E. Gernand

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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As told by the villagers themselves, this book details the history of Falls Church, Va., during the Civil War and how it fell victim to a duo of military "firsts". The first aerially-directed bombardment of a human settlement and the first use of aerial reconnaissance in the war by hot-air balloon.

Historic Falls Church
Historic Falls Church

Author: Cathy Taylor

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0738592625

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Fertile soil and abundant streams at former Indian cross trails provided ideal farmland around a prominent 18th-century-era church that gave the town of Falls Church its name. The first known home, Big Chimneys, was built around 1699. A mere seven miles from downtown Washington, DC, Falls Church sat close enough to witness the nations capital burn during the War of 1812. Once the largest farm population center in what was then Fairfax County, Falls Church has slowly evolved over the past three centuries. The town has seen the coming of Revolutionary independence and was transformed by the Civil War. Since 1900, residents have experienced the growth of the postWorld War II suburban ideal and felt the impact of the civil rights movement, ultimately developing Falls Church into a unique town with established religious, educational, and civic institutions amidst urban sprawl.