Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.It is a principal city of the Washington metropolitan area.. Founded in 1964, Reston was influenced by the Garden City movement that emphasized planned, self-contained communities that intermingled green space, residential neighborhoods, and commercial development. The intent of Reston's founder, …

James Patrick Moran Jr. (born May 16, 1945) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia from 1985 to 1990, and as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district (including the cities of Falls Church and Alexandria, all of Arlington County, as well as a portion of Fairfax County) from 1991 to 2015.He is a member of the Democratic …

Virginia tiene una superficie de 110.785 km² que la convierten en el 35.º estado estadounidense por su extensión. [8] Sus estados colindantes son Maryland y el Distrito de Columbia al norte y este; el océano Atlántico al este; Carolina del Norte y Tennessee al sur; Kentucky al oeste y Virginia Occidental al norte y oeste. Debido a una peculiaridad de sus estatutos originales, su …

Jefferson County is located in the Shenandoah Valley in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and is the easternmost county of the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 57,701. Its county seat is Charles Town. The county was founded in 1801, and today is part of the Washington metropolitan area.

The United States Geological Survey, abbreviated USGS and formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government.The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization's work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and …

Prince William County is located on the Potomac River in the U.S. state of Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 482,204, making it Virginia's second-most populous county. Its county seat is the independent city of Manassas.. A part of Northern Virginia, Prince William County is part of the Washington metropolitan area.In 2019 it had the 20th-highest income of …

House of Leaves is the debut novel by American author Mark Z. Danielewski, published in March 2000 by Pantheon Books.A bestseller, it has been translated into a number of languages, and is followed by a companion piece, The Whalestoe Letters. The plot is centered on a fictional documentary about a family whose house contains a seemingly endless labyrinth.

Chantilly is a census-designated place (CDP) in western Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 23,039 at the 2010 census. Chantilly is named after an early-19th-century mansion and farm, which in turn took the name of an 18th-century plantation that was located in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The name "Chantilly" originated in France with the Château de …

Located near Washington, D.C., Fairfax County was an important region in the Civil War.The Battle of Chantilly or Ox Hill, during the same campaign as the second Battle of Bull Run, was fought within the county; Bull Run is the border between Fairfax and Prince William Counties.Other areas of activity included Minor's Hill, Munson's Hill, and Upton's Hill, on the county's eastern border ...

Kingstowne is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is a planned community amid the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Springfield , Alexandria , and Franconia, Virginia , and is centered on the intersection of South Van Dorn Street and Kingstowne Boulevard.