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Fairfax County, Virginia Topics
Fairfax may refer to: Places United States * Fairfax, California * Fairfax Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Los Angeles, California * Fairfax District, Los Angeles, California, centered on Fairfax Avenue * Fairfax, Georgia * Fairfax, Indiana * Fairfax, Iowa * Fairfax District (Kansas City, Kansas), an industrial area * Fairfax, Minnesota * Fairfax, Missouri * Fairfax, Ohio, a village in Hamilton County * Fairfax, Cleveland, Ohio, a neighborhood * Fairfax, Highland County, Ohio * Fairfax, Oklahoma * Fairfax, South Carolina * Fairfax, South Dakota * Fairfax, Vermont, a New England town ** Fairfax (CDP), Vermont, the main village in the town * Fairfax, Virginia, an independent city * Fairfax County, Virginia, surrounding the city of Fairfax * Fairfax Station, Virginia * Fairfax, West Virginia * Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park, West Virginia Elsewhere * Division of Fairfax, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfax, California
Fairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. Fairfax is located west-northwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of . The population was 7,605 at the 2020 census. History The Coast Miwok Native Americans occupied stretches along local creeks, spring and seep areas; moreover, prehistoric habitations were usually chosen near permanent and seasonal drainages, typically along flat ridges and terraces. The town was named for Lord Charles Snowden Fairfax. In 1861, Fairfax was the site of the last political duel in California. Daniel Showalter and Charles W. Piercy, both former assemblymen in the state legislature, decided to settle a political dispute at the home of Lord Fairfax, a mutual friend. Although Fairfax provided lunch to both men and tried to talk them out of it, they eventually headed to an open field nearby and dueled, with Showalter killing Piercy. The first post office opened in 1910. Fairfax became an incorporated town in 1931. On May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |