Shiloh Baptist Church, Willard, VA, 1958. This location is now a field beside the threshold of Runway 1C at IAD. #northernvirginiahistory #novahistory #dullesairport #iad #willard

In March of 1990, the SR-71 Blackbird #972 made its final landing at Dulles Airport. After sitting in a storage hangar for 13 years, the aircraft was towed to the National Air & Space Museum. (pic from Smithsonian) #sr71 #northernvirginia #airandspace #museum #history

The Giant Würzburg radio telescope at NIST (now NWS/NOAA) in Sterling, VA, 1948. (pic from Library of Congress) #northernvirginia #sterling #dulles #history #wwii #noaa

Highway 28 and Route 50 looking northbound, 1980s vs. today. #northernvirginia #nova #chantilly #dulles #thenandnow #development #history

The crossroads at Chantilly, as seen in Evening Star, November 1962, vs. today. #northernvirginia #novahistory #chantilly #history #thenandnow

Northeastern-facing view of round house and depot, Orange and Alexandria Railroad, 1860s. Taken roughly at today's intersection of S Payne St and Roundhouse Ln. (pic from Library of Congress) #AlexandriaVA #northernvirginia #history #railroadhistory #railroads #civilwar

"Route 66's Six-Lane Path Through Rosslyn", Northern Virginia Sun, 1959. #northernvirginia #nova #history #rosslyn #arlingtonva #arlington

Archeological remains of the c. 1840 Alexandria Canal at a construction site in Old Town North #AlexandriaVA #oldtownalexandria #northernvirginiahistory #history

Route 123 in McLean looking towards Tysons/Vienna, 1930s. (pic from USDA/FSA) #tysonscorner #northernvirginia #fairfax #nova #history #farmservicesadministration