Lorton
Home owners choose Lorton because of its newer construction of single family and townhomes and its proximity to Ft. Belvoir, Pentagon & Washington, DC.
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orton is named for aĀ villageĀ in theĀ Lake DistrictĀ National Park,Ā Cumbria, in England. Joseph Plaskett of the Cumbrian village settled in southern Fairfax County, running a general store and opening the Lorton Valley Post Office on November 11, 1875.[4]
Before the identity of Lorton, the commercial center wasĀ Colchester, and the spiritual and historical center of the community around which the leading citizens of the time revolved wasĀ Pohick Church, whereĀ George WashingtonĀ andĀ George MasonĀ were at times members of theĀ vestry.
From the early 20th century until November 2001, Lorton was the site of aĀ District of ColumbiaĀ correctional facilityĀ called theĀ Lorton ReformatoryĀ which, among other things, detained approximately 168 women from theĀ women's suffrage movementĀ from the Washington, D.C. area from June to December 1917. For the 2010 census, the area around the former Lorton Reformatory was assigned to theĀ Laurel HillĀ census-designated place, reducing the area and population of the Lorton CDP.
Lorton is one of the two stations that servesĀ Amtrak'sĀ Auto TrainĀ which carries passengers and their vehicles non-stop toĀ Sanford, Florida, in theĀ OrlandoĀ area. TheĀ Lorton and Occoquan RailroadĀ once operated between the Lorton Reformatory andĀ Occoquan, with connection to theĀ Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad.
Historic landmarks in the surrounding area includeĀ Gunston Hall,Ā George Mason's home;Ā Belvoir, which wasĀ William Fairfax's home; the Market; and now theĀ Fort BelvoirĀ Army Corps of Engineers base and Cranford Church.Ā Woodlawn PlantationĀ andĀ Mount Vernon, the latter beingĀ George Washington's home on theĀ Potomac River, lie farther to the east.
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