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Edgewater Court Case.JPG
In the early 1990's there was a court case enacted to stop the renovation of the property on which the Pearson family cemetery stands. The reason that this is important is that the renovations are also apparently the reason for why there are a few…

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dulles_history_1.gif
This is the completed structure of Washington Dulles International Airport. The land is barely recognizable from the farmland it was previously.

peckbookpage29.tiff
This image shows homes being burned down in order to open the land to construct Dulles.

peckbookpage13.tiff
This map shows a farm in Loudoun County. This was what much of the area looked like prior to Dulles Airport.

pleasant valley relation to dulles.png
This map shows the location of the community of Pleasant Valley in relation to that of Dulles. It is apparent that Pleasant Valley was very close to Dulles and as a result the community had to be moved to accommodate the airport.

dullesmap.tiff
This map shows the location of Washington Dulles International Airport in relation to the original communities around it. Shown on the map, is farms that were on the land Dulles now occupies and historical homes and dwellings that were affected by…

Map.tiff
This map shows the division of Fairfax and Loudoun counties when Loudoun was created out of the western portion of Farifax. Broad Run is shown on this map, as is the Broad Run Church, which is presumably where the Presgraves would have gone, as…

landgrants.jpg
This map shows land grants that were given in the 18th century. Those are the colored pieces. Seen on top of these pieces of land, is the footprint of Dulles Airport, the dark green shape. From this map, it is clear the large amount of land required…

Jack and Lizzie Pearson.JPG
This is the confirmed resting place of John "Jack Pearson". However, the resting place of his wife "Lizzie" is still being contested due to conflicting census records. It would seem at one point Jack was married to a woman named Alcinda. Also in…

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IMAG1854.JPG
Stone at entrance of the cemetery erected in 1986 to commemorate the deceased family members.

Text: "NASH FAMILY CEMETERY
Erected in loving memory of our forebears who once lived upon and
worked this soil. 1986"

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