• Fairfax, Virginia - Seat of Fairfax county, incorporated 1892, suburb of Washington, D.C.

Related Individuals

Patrick Henry, Governor, 1776-1779 and 1784-1786

Birthplace of

Patrick Henry, in Studley, Hanover County, on 29 May 1736
Sam Houston, in Rockbridge County, on 2 Mar 1793
Thomas Jefferson, in Shadwell, on 13 Apr 1743
Richard Henry Lee, in Stratford, Westmoreland County, on 20 Jan 1732
Robert E. Lee, in Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland County, on 19 Jan 1807
James Madison, in Port Conway, on 16 Mar 1751
John Marshall, in Germantown, on 24 Sep 1755
George Mason, in Fairfax County, on 11 Dec 1725
John S. Mosby, in Edgemont, Powhatan County, on 6 Dec 1833
Booker T. Washington, in Franklin County, on 5 Apr 1856
George Washington, in Popes Creek Plantation, Westmoreland County, on 22 Feb 1732

Deathplace of

Patrick Henry, in Red Hill, Charlotte County, on 6 Jun 1799
Thomas Jefferson, in Monticello, on 4 Jul 1826
Richard Henry Lee, in Chantilly, Westmoreland County, on 19 Jun 1794
Robert E. Lee, in Lexington, on 12 Oct 1870
James Madison, in Montpelier, on 28 Jun 1836
George Mason, in Gunston Hall, Mason Neck, on 7 Oct 1792
George Washington, in Mount Vernon, on 14 Dec 1799

Measures of Freedom

Freedom in the 50 States: Index of Personal and Economic Freedom
February 2009: Overall rank: 9, Overall freedom index: 0.275
LP State-by-State Membership Numbers, Libertarian Party News, Apr 2005
31 Dec 2004: Number of Members: 775
LP State-by-State Membership Numbers, Libertarian Party News, Apr 2004
31 Dec 2003: Number of Members: 636, Density per Million Pop.: 88.5
LP State-by-State Membership Numbers, Libertarian Party News, Apr 2006
31 Dec 2005: Number of Members: 658

Articles

Notes on the State of Virginia, by Thomas Jefferson, 1782
The Virginia Declaration of Rights, by George Mason, 12 Jun 1776
The Virginia Declaration of Rights (first draft), by George Mason, 26 May 1776
The Eminent-Domain Origin of Shenandoah National Park, by Bart Frazier, Freedom Daily, Sep 2006
Related Topics: Eminent Domain Protections
"The bill that Coolidge signed stipulated that no federal funds could be used to acquire the land the park would comprise. The job of obtaining the land therefore fell to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The idea of buying the land from the owners was immediately ruled out, as it was thought too difficult an undertaking."