Newington (Historical Marker)

Here follows the inscription written on this roadside historical marker:

Newington was the name given to the second Truro Parish Glebe House completed in 1760 after it became the private residence of Richard and Sarah McCarty Chichester after 1767. The William Nevitt family acquired the house and 1000 acre tract in 1828 and occupied the house until it burned in 1875. In April 1872, the Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railroad, originally built on Cinder Bed Road, opened the Long Branch Station on Nevitt property. By 1918 the station, renamed Accotink, was linked by a spur to Camp Humphreys, later renamed Fort Belvoir, to transport troops during World War I. In 1971 the station, last known as Newington, was closed.


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Marker Erected 2005 by The Fairfax County History Commission. The Fairfax County History Commission and the Franconia Museum, Inc. held a Dedication Ceremony on September 17, 2005 for the 18th Fairfax County Historical Marker honoring the community of Newington. The marker was made possible due to the contribution of the Tavares Concrete Company on Cinderbed Road. The marker is located at Dupell Park, 6812 Newington Road, off Telegraph Road.


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Regarding Newington:
Until the mid-1980s the Newington Post Office (Zip Code 22122) was in an old country store on the east side of the RF&P railroad tracks and Newington Road at the one-lane underpass, up at track level.

Pearsons Store and Post Office:
My grandfather was Harry Peason the owner of Pearsons Store. I have great memories of the store and the people of Newington. We lived down the road across from Cinder Bed Road. My father was Samuel T. Pearson.

Newington Road One-Lane Underpass:
It's still there today, on the other section of Newington Road, under the CSX tracks from Washington to Richmond. Yield signs at both ends control traffic flow.