This is a current map of Chestnut Grove Cemetery, including the new office complex. Highlighted in blue on the right of the map is the general location of the Hutchison family burial plot.
The newest headstone on this plot, Lois Gosnell Hutchison was the second wife of Silas Hutchison. She would live to be almost 100 years old before she passed on.
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…
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.
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 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 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 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…