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This is the headstone of George Cuthbert Hutchison. George lived his life in Broad Run, Virginia as a stock dealer in agricultural equipment. He served in the Confederacy in the 35th Virginia Cavalry, which skirmished in Gettysburg and also served in…

This is the headstone of Gilbert Mills Hutchison, the second son of Hugh and Helen Hutchison. A curious thing to ponder about this headstone is that all of the family members associated with Hugh Hutchison are together in this family plot, but…

A hand-drawn overhead map of the Hutchison family burial plot at Chestnut Grove Cemetery. This map shows the dimensions of the plot along with its directional orientation and a brief key describing the names on each headstone. The drawing is not to…

This is the headstone of Helen Steele, the first wife of Hugh Barbour Hutchison. She would die shortly after the birth of her third child, Charles Cuthbert. Her headstone sits directly to the right of Hugh Barbour's, a symbol of his continued…

This is an image of local dairy farmers at the Herndon rail station exchanging full milk cans for empties. The completion of the railroad by 1857 increased the mobility of Herndon residents and increased the marketability of produce to areas outside…

This is a historical plate map of the Town of Herndon and a general sketch of Fairfax County. The sketch of the town details the rail line through the town, along with the surrounding businesses and residences.

This is the headstone of Dr. Hugh Barbour Hutchison, the first son of George and Maria Catherine Hutchison. Hugh would become a successful dentist with a practice located in Washington D.C. With that success he would invest in various properties…

This is the original Herndon home of Hugh Barbour Hutchison and Helen Steele, located on Spring Street. The home was built in 1908 and according to the Herndon Historical Society, was the first Herndon home to have indoor plumbing. A windmill located…

This is the headstone of Ina Chase Steele, the second wife of Hugh Barbour Hutchison. She would marry Hugh after the death of her sister, Hugh's first wife, Helen.

2 March 1877 to 15 July 1949

"In her wake beauty came to leaf and flower and…

This is an image of the headstone for Joshua M. Hutchison, a farmer who lived in both Herndon and Sterling. Joshua served as a private in Company G of the 43rd Battalion of the Virginia Cavalry in the Confederacy during the civil war, where he was…