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84-412: When Virginia's county court system was established in 1619, important issues handled by it included determining local tax rates, licensing mills and inns, providing for road construction and repair, and generally administering local government. Fairfax County built its first courthouse in 1742 at a site called "Spring Field", which is near present-day Tysons Corner . By the middle of the eighteenth century,

168-686: A McLean or Vienna address. The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority is also headquartered in the CDP. Until 1996, AOL was headquartered in the Tysons CDP, near Vienna. Qatar Airways operated its North American headquarters office in Tysons, but later moved to Washington, D.C. Other firms with offices in Tysons include Adobe Systems , BAE Systems Inc. , Compuware , Deloitte , Ernst & Young , KPMG , Northrop Grumman , Palantir Technologies , and Vie de France . The area

252-480: A 2,500,000 ft (762,000 m) mixed-used development of office and residential high-rises, ground-floor retail, and underground parking near the Tysons Corner (now Tysons ) station. In April 2013, the county approved Scotts Run Station South , a 6,700,000 ft (2,042,160 m) development containing 17 buildings, including six office and residential buildings, one hotel, and ground-floor retail near

336-432: A Supreme Court Justice between 1798 and 1829. Corbin had been married to Hannah Lee, a daughter of Richard Henry Lee . Thomas Mason, son of George Mason , was present at a poll of voters taken two days later. With his design of the new courthouse, James Wren departed from the traditional single-story plan of most Virginia courthouses, and produced a two-story building with the courtroom on the ground floor and jury rooms over

420-536: A Union lieutenant grew curious about some of the papers in the building, and upon examination, realized some included the will of Martha Washington , so he took it with him. The will would appear again in 1903 in England where the lieutenant was said to have sold it to a man named J.P. Morgan. The will remained in the Morgan family until it was returned to Fairfax County at some point during the twentieth century. During

504-648: A classic example of an edge city . As of 2013, Tysons had 14 million sq ft (1.3 million m ) of office and retail space approved or under construction, approximately one-third of a 45 million sq ft backlog of projected urban development in close proximity to the area's four Metro Silver Line stations. The corporate headquarters of Alarm.com , Appian Corporation , Booz Allen Hamilton , Capital One , Cvent , Freddie Mac , Hilton Worldwide , Logistics Management Institute , M.C. Dean, Inc. , MicroStrategy , MITRE Corporation , SAIC , Space Adventures , Spacenet , and Sunrise Senior Living are in Tysons, though most use

588-580: A family was $ 131,717. Males had a median income of $ 85,645 versus $ 66,019 for females. The community's per capita income was $ 64,294. About 2.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over. Tysons is Fairfax County 's central business district with the largest concentration of office space in Northern Virginia . It had 46 million sq ft (4.3 million m ) of office and retail space as of 2008, making it

672-442: A fence was erected around the property. By December 1802 local officials deemed it necessary to create legislation to forbid sellers of liquors to set up booths on the public lot. In 1803 a plan was presented to the court for a poorhouse. One was soon erected, and land was set aside for its use. Gallows were erected at "Race Field" on the east side of the house occupied by Patrick McCarty on land owned by Richard Ratcliffe. In 1810 after

756-465: A high-density urban center from 2010 to 2050, most of which would be allocated to both construction phases of the Silver Line. Existing plans call for construction of a grid layout for streets around the rail stations, projected to cost $ 742 million. An additional $ 1 billion will be spent on further transit and street grid projects from 2030 to 2050. In November 2012, the county approved Arbor Row,

840-551: A language other than English at home, and 41.5% were born outside the United States, 49.2% of whom were naturalized citizens . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 129,468, and the median income for a family was $ 157,611. 5.5% of the population were military veterans , and 80.6% had a batchelors degree or higher . In the CDP 6.8% of the population was below the poverty line , including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over, with 4.6% of

924-455: A regional commercial center. It has been called a quintessential example of an edge city . The population was 26,374 as of the 2020 census . Known originally as Peach Grove, the area received the designation "Tysons Crossroads" after the Civil War . William Tyson, a Maryland native from Cecil County , purchased a tract of land from A. Lawrence Foster . Tyson served as postmaster of

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1008-522: Is home to Tysons Corner Center , the largest shopping mall in the state and in the Baltimore-Washington area – and two upscale shopping centers, Tysons Galleria (also one of the largest malls in the region) and Fairfax Square , which neighbor it to the north and south respectively. The average household income within a 5-mile (8 km) radius of Tysons Corner Center is $ 174,809. Every weekday, Tysons draws 55,000 shoppers from around

1092-594: Is in Tysons. Wolftrap Creek, a tributary of nearby Difficult Run , forms the community's northwestern border. Two of the creek's tributaries, Moomac Creek and the Old Courthouse Spring Branch, flow north through northwest Tysons. Scott Run, a tributary of the Potomac, flows north through eastern Tysons. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the community has an area of 4.27 square miles (11.1 km ), of which 4.26 square miles (11.0 km )

1176-599: Is in the Board's Hunter Mill and Providence Districts. Companies in Tysons typically use McLean or Vienna addresses, but in 2011, the United States Postal Service approved the use of Tysons Corner as a postal address for the 22102 and 22182 ZIP codes of McLean and Vienna, respectively. Tysons is in Virginia's 8th and 11th U.S. Congressional Districts . For the purposes of representation in

1260-488: Is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km ) is water. As a suburb of Washington, D.C., Tysons is a part of both the Washington metropolitan area and the larger Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area . It is bordered on all sides by other Washington suburbs, including McLean to the north, Pimmit Hills to the east, Idylwood to the southeast, Dunn Loring to the south, Vienna to the southwest, and Wolf Trap to

1344-459: Is that, in contrast to typical "bedroom" suburbs, people commute into it in the morning and away from it at night, with a daytime population greater than 100,000 and a nighttime population of fewer than 20,000. Planners envision up to 200,000 jobs and 100,000 residents in coming decades. As of the 2020 census (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey ) there were 26,374 people, 14,222 housing units and 13,494 households residing in

1428-819: The American Civil War . Marr was killed at the Battle of Fairfax Court House in Fairfax, Virginia , on June 1, 1861. Previously one of Fauquier County's two delegates to the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861 , Marr initially opposed his state's secession from the Union but ultimately supported secession, as did voters shortly before his fatal skirmish. John Q. Marr was born on May 27, 1825, in Warrenton , Fauquier County, Virginia . He

1512-484: The I-495 . Tysons is home to two super-regional shopping malls, Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria , and the corporate and administrative headquarters of Alarm.com , Appian , Booz Allen Hamilton , Capital One , Freddie Mac , Hilton Worldwide , ID.me , Intelsat , M.C. Dean, Inc. , MicroStrategy , and Tegna Inc. As an unincorporated community , Tysons is Fairfax County's central business district and

1596-732: The McLean Station . This development alone will be larger than Reston Town Center . Ahead of the Washington Metro Silver Line opening in mid-2014, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and the Tysons Partnership, a nonprofit association that represents the area's stakeholders, began rebranding the area as simply "Tysons", dropping "Corner" from the name. The change started as a matter of convenience, but later took hold to market

1680-624: The Medal of Honor for his actions at the 1861 battle . His was the first action of a Union Army officer in the American Civil War for which a Medal of Honor was awarded, though not until 1893. His citation reads: "Twice charged through the enemy's lines and, taking a carbine from an enlisted man, shot the enemy's captain." No other account referenced on this page states that Tompkins personally shot Captain Marr. A monument to Captain Marr

1764-410: The U.S. Congress . He was from Warrenton and had helped raise the company. He took command in the absence of the company's leaders. Soon thereafter Lieutenant Colonel (later Lieutenant General ) Richard S. Ewell , who had just been placed in charge of Confederate forces at Fairfax Court House, came upon the company. Lt. Col. Ewell had received a shoulder wound as he emerged from the village's hotel as

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1848-1208: The Virginia General Assembly , it is in the 32nd district of the Virginia Senate and the 34th and 35th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates . In the 2020 presidential election , Democrat Joe Biden received 58.1% of the vote (479 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Donald Trump who received 39.0% of the vote (321 votes), and Libertarian Jo Jorgensen , with 2.8% of the vote (24 votes). Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides public primary and secondary education to Tysons residents. Five FCPS schools are in Tysons: Freedom Hill Elementary School, Joyce Kilmer Middle School , Westbriar Elementary School, Spring Hill Elementary School, and Westgate Elementary School. Resident high school students attend nearby George C. Marshall High School , James Madison High School , Langley High School , or McLean High School . Fairfax County Public Library operates

1932-399: The CDP. The population density was 6,176.6 inhabitants per square mile (2,384.8/km ). The average housing unit density was 3,330.7 per square mile (1,281.3/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 48.86% White , 6.39% African American , 0.17% Native American , 32.40% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 3.13% from other races , and 9.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race

2016-594: The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to begin a 40-year plan to urbanize Tysons around the coming four stops of Washington Metro 's Silver Line in the vein of neighboring Arlington County 's Rosslyn-Ballston corridor . A preliminary estimate from the Fairfax County Department of Transportation suggested that $ 7.83 billion in transportation infrastructure projects would be necessary to transform Tysons Corner into

2100-633: The Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library in nearby Pimmit Hills . Interstate 495 , the Capital Beltway, runs generally north–south through eastern Tysons. Virginia State Route 267 , the east-west Dulles Toll Road, runs along the community's northern border. The I-495/VA 267 interchange is located in the northeastern part of the community. Virginia State Route 7 runs southeast–northwest through Tysons, intersecting Virginia State Route 123 , which runs northeast–southwest, in

2184-451: The Union force first rode through the streets so he was bleeding as he took charge of the infantry company in the field and redeployed 40 of them. Ewell soon went off to send for reinforcements and Smith redeployed the men again in the same general area but in a less exposed position about 100 yards forward. After the Union cavalry rode through the village, they regrouped and returned through

2268-774: The adjournment of the Court in Alexandria, a notice was released announcing that the County Court would be held at the new courthouse in "the center of the County, where all suitors, and others having business, are hereby notified to attend, on the third Monday of April next." On April 21 the first court session was held at the new building. The first order of business was to record the will of Corbin Washington, nephew of George Washington and brother of Judge Bushrod Washington ,

2352-414: The arched arcade. No precise descriptions of the interior of the courthouse have surfaced, but it was customary for a large table to be centered in the main chamber of the courthouse. This table was usually spacious enough to seat the sheriff and justices of the county court, and it is likely that the courthouse followed this same layout. It was also customary to separate the portion of the court occupied by

2436-449: The area continue to be made. "The aims of the plan are for 75% of development to be within half a mile of metro stations, an urban center of 200,000 jobs and 100,000 residents, a jobs balance of 4.0 per household". Tysons is located at 38°55′7″N 77°13′47″W  /  38.91861°N 77.22972°W  / 38.91861; -77.22972 (38.918485, −77.229833) at an elevation of 486 feet (148 m). Located in Northern Virginia at

2520-486: The area. The present location of the courthouse was selected and purchased from Richard Ratcliffe for one dollar. In May 1799, after the land had been laid out by a man named William Payne, the court ordered the construction of a courthouse forty by thirty feet "with sixteen feet pitch with a twelve foot Portico, one (jail) forty feet by twenty…one clerks office twenty four feet by eighteen…and one (jailers) House twenty four feet by eighteen." The jail would have three rooms on

2604-636: The bigger enhancements to transportation specifically to Tysons was the construction "of the Washington Dulles International Airport and an associated access road and the Capital Beltway but also expansions to state roads". The plan remains to see Tysons become Fairfax County's downtown core. So far, "eight districts have been delimited, with four centered on new metro stations being transit-oriented development districts". Future plans for transportation around

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2688-492: The center of Fairfax County, a more convenient location for citizens of the area, in order to promote trade and commerce. Shortly after, the court ordered that the sheriff collect thirty-five cents for each taxable person in Fairfax County to pay for the construction of the new courthouse. Businessmen in the vicinity of the proposed site for the new structure were assured its arrival would bring an increase in business to

2772-500: The change in the area's character, according to members of the board. The change was unofficial at the time, and either "Tysons" or "Tysons Corner" could be used in addresses. But in November 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the CDP's name would officially be changed to Tysons as of the next summer. Tysons is seen as a modern prototype of an edge city. In its 40-year history, it has been given substantial redevelopment offers for

2856-412: The city of Alexandria , Virginia, had established itself as one of the major ports of the region for coastal and oceangoing ships, and in the year 1752, the courthouse for the Fairfax County court system moved there. In November 1789, realizing the County of Fairfax was in need of a new courthouse building, a legislative petition was arranged in Alexandria. The petition requested the courthouse be placed in

2940-640: The class of 1846 from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). His father died on June 3, 1848, and his elder brother Robert Athelstan Marr (1823-1854) was a naval officer. After graduating from VMI John Q. Marr taught there as an assistant professor of mathematics and tactics. He returned home in 1848 to care for his mother and sisters Sarah/Sally (1819-1895), Margaret (1830-1903), Frances (1835-1918) and Jane (1840-1927). His younger brothers Thomas Scott Marr (1830-1897) and James Ripon Marr (1832-1879) left home by 1850. The local judges gave him

3024-587: The clerk's building on the courthouse grounds. Company B of the Second United States Cavalry, numbering around eighty men, were scouting the area around Fairfax Court House on the evening of the thirty-first. Around 3 AM, Confederate pickets to the northeast of town engaged the cavalry and the southern troops were routed. As the Union cavalry approached the courthouse, a firefight ensued with the Confederate troops stationed there. There

3108-633: The community's center. Due to its large daytime population, Tysons experiences high traffic congestion. This has led to plans for denser development, including additional rail infrastructure. On July 26, 2014, the Washington Metro started offering rapid transit rail service in Tysons via its Silver Line . Metro operates four stations on the line in Tysons; from east to west, these are McLean , Tysons , Greensboro , and Spring Hill . The Silver Line connects Tysons by rail with Reston , Washington Dulles International Airport , and Ashburn to

3192-645: The county. Attorneys generally rented rooms in the Willcoxon hotel near the courthouse and used them as their offices, advertising their services in the Alexandria Gazette. The town of Providence was called Fairfax Court House during the Civil War years, until it was incorporated as the Town of Fairfax in 1875. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, the land around the courthouse had been leveled and

3276-529: The courthouse grounds. In May of that year, a small number of Confederates, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Ewell, occupied Fairfax Court House. One group of Confederates was encamped at the Zion Church in town. Another group was camping on the courthouse lot, and another, under command of Captain John Quincy Marr , was camped at a Methodist church just south of the courthouse. Marr

3360-544: The courthouse was ransacked, its furnishings removed, and the interior generally gutted so that only the walls and roof remained. For all practical purposes, the courthouse and its related buildings were, in the years 1863 and 1864, a military outpost and minor headquarters in the Union army's system to protect its supply and communications lines from the irregular troops who kept hostilities constantly smoldering in Northern Virginia. Many important documents related to

3444-619: The courts, the courthouse also serves as a place for recording and storing records of deeds and wills. The original wills of George and Martha Washington are currently on display in the County Court Clerk's office. The Historic Fairfax County Courthouse and Jail were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It is located in the City of Fairfax Historic District . Today, the original courthouse building and

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3528-417: The defense contracting firm Braddock Dunn & McDonald . Tysons serves as a downtown of Fairfax County , with one quarter of all office space and one eighth of all retail in the county, despite occupying just 1% of the county. It is an auto-oriented edge city with severe traffic congestion, and faces competition from the urban areas of Arlington and newer suburban edge cities such as Dulles . In 2008,

3612-592: The deliberations, he later signed the ordinance of secession. On May 5, 1861, Marr was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia forces, but he never received the commission because it was sent to Harpers Ferry by mistake. On Saturday, June 1, 1861, a company of Union Army cavalry on a scouting mission entered the streets of Fairfax Court House after driving back one Confederate picket and taking another prisoner. At that time, two companies of cavalry and Marr's Warrenton Rifles infantry company occupied

3696-474: The first Confederate officer killed during the American Civil War. The courthouse first came under the control of Northern troops a month later as Union General Irvin McDowell began moving his 37,000 man army west toward Manassas on July 18, 1861. Manassas would become the site of the first major battle of the war. By the spring of 1862 the courthouse had ceased to function as a center for legal business and

3780-439: The first floor and two on the second, with an addition on the back. The clerk's office should be "arched over with Slate or Tile," which can be assumed was for fire protection. There was also to be stocks, a pillory and whipping post. Two men, John Bogue and Mungo Dykes were hired as the contractors. The architect of the building was to be James Wren . The District of Columbia was founded in 1800. In March of that year, following

3864-546: The interchange of VA Route 7 and VA Route 123 . In 1962, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the Tysons Corner Shopping Center , now Tysons Corner Center, which was planned to be 88.13 acres (356,600 m ) within a 150 acres (0.61 km ) triangle bordered by Chain Bridge Road , Leesburg Pike , and the Capital Beltway . Developers proclaimed it the largest enclosed mall in

3948-529: The intersection of Virginia State Route 123 and State Route 7 , Tysons is 11 miles (18 km) west of downtown Washington, D.C. , and 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Fairfax , the county seat . The community lies in the Piedmont upland, about 3.7 miles (6.0 km) south-southwest of the Potomac River . The highest natural point in Fairfax County, at 520 feet (160 m) above sea level,

4032-412: The largest percentages of the working civilian labor force were professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (28.8%); educational services, health care, and social assistance (13.3%); and public administration (12.8%). The cost of living in Tysons is very high; compared to a U.S. average of 100, the cost of living index for the community is 140.4. As of 2022,

4116-482: The later years of the Civil War, when Northern Troops occupied the courthouse, the jail adjacent to the building was used as a storehouse and a holding cell for military prisoners. After fire destroyed the jail in 1884, a new structure was built a year later. The jailer had his living quarters in the front portion of this new building, which served as his residence until 1948. The building itself ceased to be used for detention of prisoners shortly after that time. Since 1956,

4200-441: The legal proceedings of Fairfax County that were held in the courthouse were destroyed during the war years. One item of particular importance to the courthouse was actually spared. When Confederate troops withdrew from Fairfax Court House in the fall of 1861, the will of George Washington, which was held at the courthouse, was secretly removed from the building by the court clerk, Alfred Moss, and taken to Richmond, Virginia. Here it

4284-432: The median home value in the community was $ 620,800, the median selected monthly owner cost was $ 3,118 for housing units with a mortgage and $ 1,297 for those without, and the median gross rent was $ 2,426. As it is unincorporated, Tysons has no municipal government. The Fairfax County Government provides local government services directly. For the purposes of representation on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors , Tysons

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4368-699: The next 20 to 30 years. The area has seen growing interest as plans to make it an urban center were begun in 2010. Private-sector development in the United States in combination with political groups have begun the planning process behind the redevelopment of Tysons. Two forces are at work in the creation of an edge city, as it can be beneficial to both parties. With the redevelopment process taking place there has been an aggressive push to bring in businesses to Tysons. Edge cities such as Tysons have specific regional accessibility that has been enhanced by major projects funded by federal and state governments. One of

4452-518: The nineteenth century, much of the social and economic life of rural Virginia grew up around the monthly or quarterly "court days". Approximately 300 citizens lived in the vicinity of Fairfax Court House when the American Civil War began in April 1861. That same month, Company D of the 17th Regiment of Virginia Infantry, which would become known as the Fairfax Rifles, was mustered into service on

4536-466: The north of the City of Fairfax with several wounded men. Confederate casualties in the affair were one dead, four wounded (including Lt. Col. Ewell), one missing, according to their report. A later account states that only two were wounded, but five were captured. The Union force lost one killed, four wounded (including Lt. Tompkins) and three missing, who had been taken prisoner. The Union soldier killed

4620-456: The now discontinued Peach Grove Post Office from 1854 to 1866. As recently as the 1950s, Tysons was a quiet rural intersection flanked by a few small stores and a fruit stand operated by the Tyson descendants, who sold apples and apple cider from the corner of their property. In 1963, the Tysons area moved from a country crossroads to a giant commercial urban area with the awarding of contracts at

4704-427: The old jail building has been used for offices of various county agencies, including the juvenile court and probation office, civil defense office, fire board, police dispatcher, and recreation department. In the past century, the traditional courthouse square was altered by the addition of new wings to the historic 1800 building. These additions, constructed in 1929 and 1953, extend the courthouse square southward to form

4788-419: The old jail located on the courthouse grounds burned, the new jail was built at a cost of $ 2, 486. In general, the cases presented before the county justices were often an indication of the tenor of the times and of a personal nature. For example, John Hugely appeared before the court with two witnesses who testified that the upper part of his left ear had been bitten off in a fight. Another man, William Johnston

4872-472: The operations along the adjacent road systems. This connection extended and widened existing lanes eastward along Scotts Crossing Road, ending at Route 123 adjacent to the McLean Metro Station. John Quincy Marr John Quincy Marr (May 27, 1825 – June 1, 1861) was a Virginia militia company captain and the first Confederate soldier killed by a Union soldier in combat during

4956-582: The population without health insurance . As of the 2010 census , there were 19,627 people, 9,481 households, and 4,754 families residing in the community. The population density was 4,607.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,778.9/km ). There were 10,637 housing units at an average density of 2,496.9 per square mile (964.1/km ). The racial makeup of the community was 60.9% White , 27.5% Asian , 4.9% African American , 0.2% American Indian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.9% from other races , and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 8.1% of

5040-446: The population. There were 9,481 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.9% were non-families. 40.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

5124-516: The present large E-shaped building. During these renovations, a small brick office, built in 1870 for the Clerk of the Court and other county officials, was torn down. For a time, all major county offices were housed in the new courthouse addition. In 1969, a fifteen-story county office building was built immediately southwest of the old courthouse building, to provide space for the Board of Supervisors and many extended county offices. In addition to housing

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5208-519: The public, which was done by the installation of a wooden railing or a partition. Fireplaces likely heated the courtroom chamber and the second floor jury room. The new courthouse complex gradually became the center of activity for the county, and in 1805 the area around the new structure became known as the Town of Providence. The location of the new courthouse was ideal, being located at the junction of Little River Turnpike and Ox Road (present day routes 236 and 123) and providing easy access to most parts of

5292-413: The region. Tysons includes a technology industry base and network infrastructure. In 2007, roughly 1,200 technology companies operated in Tysons. 31.6% of the jobs in the Tysons submarket and 20.2% of the companies in the submarket were in the technology sector. With 115,000 office and retail workers, Tysons is the nation's 12th-largest employment center. As of 2012, 75.6% of the population over age 16

5376-525: The riders, asking "What cavalry is that?" These were his last words. Scattered shots were fired as the Union cavalry rode through and Captain Marr fell dead. Marr was not in the immediate presence of any of his men on a dark night so soon after he fell, no one knew where he was or what may have happened to him. His body was found later in the morning. After Marr fell, first appeared former and subsequent Virginia governor and later major general William "Extra Billy" Smith , who had just resigned his seat in

5460-409: The same appointments held by his father; Marr also served a two-year term as sheriff of Fauquier County. After John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry , Marr organized the "Warrenton Rifles" militia company. In early 1861, Fauquier County voters elected Marr as a delegate to the Virginia Secession Convention . Although initially opposed to secession, and called home by a "family affliction" during

5544-471: The spot. June 1, 1861. Erected by the Marr Camp, C.V., June 1, 1904." Various authors have claimed that Private Henry Lawson Wyatt of the 1st North Carolina Volunteers (later the 11th North Carolina Infantry Regiment), the only Confederate soldier to die at the Battle of Big Bethel , Virginia on June 10, 1861, was the first Confederate soldier killed in Civil War combat. This claim stands only insofar as

5628-685: The subsequent additions serve the Circuit Court, General District Court, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations of Fairfax County. Tysons Corner, Virginia Tysons , also known as Tysons Corner , is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia , United States, spanning from the corner of SR 123 (Chain Bridge Road) and SR 7 (Leesburg Pike). It is part of the Washington metropolitan area and located in Northern Virginia between McLean and Vienna along

5712-496: The town. The Confederate cavalry began to retreat and cut off part of the Warrenton Rifles from those who faced the Union cavalry charge. Only about 40 men from the company were in a position to combat the Union cavalrymen. Lieutenant Charles Henry Tompkins of the 2d U.S. Cavalry Regiment led the Union force of between 50 and 86 men who separated into two groups as they rode through the village. Captain Marr challenged

5796-589: The village streets. A volley from the redeployed men of the Warrenton Rifles turned them back. The Confederates fired additional volleys at the Federals as they tried to pass through town again on their way back to their base near Falls Church, Virginia . After a third failed attempt to ride past the Confederates, the Union men were forced to leave town toward Flint Hill in the Oakton area of Fairfax County to

5880-476: The west and Arlington , Washington, D.C. , and Maryland to the east. In February 2017, VDOT began construction on the Jones Branch Connector, a half-mile roadway that crosses Interstate 495 and connects Central and Tysons East and is projected to carry more than 32,000 vehicles per day by 2040. The bridge opened to traffic in 2018, and work was completed in 2020. The connection improved

5964-509: The west. Tysons's climate is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Tysons has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Tysons was one of the inspirations for, and figures prominently in, Joel Garreau 's pioneering study of the edge city phenomenon. Among the reasons for calling Tysons an edge city

6048-458: The world when it opened on July 25, 1968. In the early 21st century, an influx of technology companies into Northern Virginia led to new office buildings and hotels to the landscape. The rapid growth of Tysons in comparison to other locations near the Capital Beltway has been the topic of numerous studies. One factor was the aggressive promotion of Tysons by Earle Williams, for many years the CEO of

6132-418: Was 2.07, and the average family size was 2.87. The age distribution of the community was 18.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 40.4% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.8 years. The gender makeup of the community was 47.7% male and 52.3% female. The median income for a household in the community was $ 94,083, and the median income for

6216-433: Was 8.63% of the population. Of the households, 41% were married couples, 22.1% were a male householder with family but no spouse, and 29% were a female householder with family but no spouse. The average family household had 2.81 people. The median age was 36.1, 16.8% of people were under the age of 18, and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. Of the residents the largest ancestry is, 7.8% had German ancestry , 48.3% spoke

6300-530: Was a graduate of Virginia Military Institute in 1846, where he was second in his class. He had served as a delegate from Fauquier County to the Virginia Convention that approved the secession resolution the previous April. Captain Marr was in charge of approximately ninety men, known as the Warrenton Rifles, as they camped near the courthouse late in May 1861. On the evening of May 31, he was sleeping in

6384-546: Was accused of stealing one linen shirt, one pair of pantaloons, one shawl, and one pair of stockings, and was sentenced to ten lashes at the public whipping post. One major source of income for Fairfax residents come from selling or hiring out their excess slaves. Frequent slave auctions were also held at the front door of the Fairfax courthouse. In 1800, the Reverend Jeremiah Moore, no longer confined to jail,

6468-669: Was erected on June 1, 1904, near the entrance of the Historic Fairfax County Courthouse , which was moved October 2020 to the Stuart-Mosby Civil War Cavalry Museum in Centreville, VA. The monument reads: "This stone marks the scene of the opening conflict of the war of 1861–1865, when John Q. Marr, captain of the Warrenton Rifles, who was the first soldier killed in action, fell 800 feet south, 46 degrees West of

6552-489: Was granted permission to preach in the courthouse; in 1801 blacks were forbidden to play fives or other games within the enclosure. As construction of turnpike roads linking Alexandria and Washington to the Shenandoah Valley took place, activity that centered in Fairfax County's courthouse square increased. On the courthouse grounds, businessmen mingled with others who came merely to exchange news and see friends. In

6636-560: Was identified as Private Saintclair. Governor Smith later reported that Marr had apparently been hit by a spent round ball because he had a large bruise above his heart but his skin had not been penetrated. Captain Marr's body arrived in Warrenton that evening. The following afternoon a large crowd attended a ceremony in the clerk's office yard before his burial in the Warrenton Cemetery . Charles Henry Tompkins received

6720-472: Was in the labor force. 0.6% was in the armed forces, and 75.0% was in the civilian labor force with 70.4% employed and 4.5% unemployed. The occupational composition of the employed civilian labor force was: 66.4% in management, business, science, and arts; 20.3% in sales and office occupations; 10.5% in service occupations; 2.1% in natural resources, construction, and maintenance; 0.7% in production, transportation, and material moving. The three industries employing

6804-414: Was much confusion and panic during the skirmish, and at some point during the fight, Captain Marr was killed. His body was discovered on the courthouse grounds by a local slave the next morning. Much speculation surrounds his death. Some historians believe it was a stray bullet that caused the fatal wound, and others even say the bullet was from friendly fire. Regardless, however, with his death, Marr became

6888-523: Was placed for safekeeping with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Following the end of the Civil War, it was returned to Fairfax. Martha Washington's will, also held at the courthouse, was not removed but remained there during the time it was occupied by Union troops. In late 1862, a group of soldiers were engaged in shoveling out the debris from the floor. According to some recollections,

6972-423: Was simply used as a military outpost. Fairfax Court House would come under control of Southern troops again during a portion of 1862, but by the end of that year, Union troops again had control of the area, and would remain in possession of it until the end of the war. Period photographs of the courthouse building show it being used as a lookout point and station for Northern patrols. Other descriptions indicate that

7056-610: Was the son of Catherine Inman Horner Marr (1797-1879) and John Marr, Esq. (1788-1848), who had married in 1816. The elder John Marr was the grandson of a French immigrant with the surname "La Mar." The elder John Marr had been a Commissioner in Chancery in the Supreme and County Courts, much like a court-appointed trustee in later times, as well as a justice of the peace. He owned enslaved black persons, as would his widow and son John Q. Marr by 1860. John Quincy Marr graduated second in

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