Lorton's History

Articles on the history of the Lorton area.

About the Lorton Area

• Colchester
  
  
• The History of Lorton Virginia by Susan Annie Plaskett
  
  
• Lorton History - The 'First' Lorton By Irma Clifton
  
  
• Lorton History - The History of Laurel Hill House By Irma Clifton
  
  
• Lorton History - The Nike Site By Irma Clifton
  
  
• A School to Remember By Eleanor Gomolinski-Lally
  
  
• Lorton History - Schools of Yesteryear By Irma Clifton
  
  
• Lorton History - Books About the Area By Irma Clifton

About the Families of Lorton

• The Plaskett Family of Lorton By Irma Clifton
  
  
• The Lindsay Family of Laurel Hill In Lorton
  
  
• Lorton History - One Woman's Campaign By Shawn Drury

Lorton Area Churches

• Cranford Methodist Church
  
  
• Pohick Episcopal Church
  
  
• Lorton History: Lee Chapel Church By Irma Clifton

Civil War Era in Lorton

• Civil War Era Hot Air Balloon at Pohick Church
  
  
• Up, Up and Away — Balloons in the Civil War By Irma Clifton
  
  
• Mission to Mason Neck By Susan Schulten, The New York Times

Life in Lorton

• Lorton History - When Lorton Had a Station By Irma Clifton
  
  
• When Lorton had its own phone company By Irma Clifton
  
  
• Lorton History: When Murder and Mayhem Came to Town By Irma Clifton

About the Lorton Prisons

• Lorton History: Down on the Farm By Irma Clifton
  
  
• Prisoners Leave Lorton — The Prequel By Irma Clifton
  
  
• When a Doctor's Visit Was a Phone Call Away By Irma Clifton
  
  
• Lorton History - Lonesome Cemetery By Irma Clifton