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Dean Bartoli Smith
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Neighborhod: Right in the Centre of things
Published: Apr 22, 2009
One of the first towns to be incorporated within the boundaries of Fairfax County, Centreville fers the amenities of Northern Virginia with more affordable real estate options and a great setting to raise a family.
Founded in the late 18th century and once called Newgate Village, the town was located on a road that led west — a “gateway” to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah Valley. Its strategic location on a ridge 400 feet above sea level made it an ideal spot for the Confederate Army to set up camp. It was on that undulating landscape a few miles south that Gen. Thomas Jackson received the nickname “Stonewall.”
Centreville remains well...
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