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Camera Maker Canon Camera Model Canon PowerShot G5
Aperture f/5.6 Color Space sRGB
Exposure Value 0 EV Exposure Time 1/1250 sec
Flash No Flash Focal Length 17.59375 mm
Date/Time 2004:02:04 15:01:04 Copyright © 2004 Jason O. Watson. All rights reserved.
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Keywords Fairfax Chapel Oakwood Cemetery George Minor attraction display education historical marker Historical Site information landmark marker Place of Interest sign Tourist Destination Travel Destination Virginia attractive destination educating Falls Church historic marker historic site info signage tourist attraction VA appealing history no people text tourism travel South attract historic nobody word daytime displays historical markers landmarks markers signs appeal color image educate historical outdoor vertical day destinations historic markers historic sites tourist attractions US colour image outside day time USA day-time U.S. words color images daylight Jason O. Watson / historical-markers.org outdoors U.S.A. verticals colour images natural light outsides United States United States of America sign with text Caption FAIRFAX CHAPEL Circuit riders brought Methodism to area in the late 1700s, holding meetings in homes. Fairfax circuit initiated in 1776, Clapboard Chapel built in 1779 and enlarged in 1798 on acre of land donated in 1818 by heirs of George Minor (A part of 1731 271-acre T. Harrison Grant). Larger red brick structure built in 1819. Services suspended in 1861; Union soldiers demolished chapel using bricks for fireplaces, site abandoned by Methodists after war, but surrounding Oakwood Cemetery remains. In 1885, four acres were deeded for private cemetery use. In 1915, U.S. Government paid $1,600 for Chapel reparation. City of Falls Church