Burke’s Station Raid (Historical Marker)

GPS Coordinates: 38.8406050, -77.2689439
Closest Address: 9401 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA 22031

Here follows the inscription written on this roadside historical marker:

Burke’s Station Raid
Burke’s Station, four miles south, was raided by Stuart’s cavalry, December, 1862. Stuart telegraphed to Washington complaining of the bad quality of the mules he had captured—a famous joke.

Erected 1937 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number BW-2.)

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More about this marker:
This marker was originally erected in Fairfax City, at the intersection of Main Street (Route 236) and Burke Station Road. It was banished from the city when the sidewalks were put in.

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