A History of the Town of Fairfax

by Jeanne Johnson Rust

MAP LEGEND

1.	Court House	Pages [29], [33], [57]
2.	Duncan's Chapel	Pages [39], [43]
3.	Payne's Church	Page [19]
4.	Store Site	Pages [25], [31]
5.	Ford Building	Page [25]
6.	Rose Bower	Page [38]
7.	Site of Willcoxon Tavern	Pages [24], [32], [48]
8.	Rectory	Pages [25], [48]
9.	Truro Church	Pages [20], [38], [61]
10.	Coomb Cottage	Page [36]
11.	Coomb Cottage Building No. 1	Page [36]
12.	Coomb Cottage Building No. 2	Page [36]
13.	Cooper Carriage House	Pages [37], [45]
14.	Confederate Monument	Page [64]
15.	Site of Ratcliffe Home	Page [32]
16.	Ratcliffe Grave Yard	Page [32]
17.	Earp's Ordinary	Pages [23], [45]
18.	Willard Place	Page [55]
19.	Blenheim	Page [24]
20.	Ratcliffe Race Trace	Page [32]
21.	D'Astre Place	Page [37]
22.	Richardson House	Page [38]
23.	Site of Judge Thomas House	Page [37]
24.	Oliver Building	Pages [25], [44]
25.	Farr Home	Page [22]

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CONTENTS

	Introduction	[6]
I.	Jamestown	[7]
II.	Rebellion	[10]
III.	The Gentry and the Convicts	[14]
IV.	The Push Inward	[17]
V.	The Town	[23]
VI.	The Revolutionary War	[26]
VII.	The Court House	[29]
VIII.	Development of the Town	[36]
IX.	The Civil War in Fairfax	[43]
X.	Spies	[53]
XI.	Stealing of Important Papers	[57]
XII.	Reconstruction	[61]
	Bibliography	[68]
	Index	[69]

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A HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFAX