The Fairfax campus construction planning that began in early 1960 showed visible results when the development of the first of Fairfax Campus began in 1962.

The main campus of George Mason University is situated on just south of the City of Fairfax, Virginia in central Fairfax County, approximately west of Washington, D. C.

Recent years have once again brought a new construction boom to the Fairfax campus, which is currently undergoing a massive, $ 900 million construction campaign ( between 2002 – 2012 ) based on the 2002 University Master Plan.

Fairfax is the only campus of George Mason University with on-campus student housing.

Lord Fairfax Community College has a campus in Luray which provides students with nearly all necessary classes needed to graduate from the institution.

In addition to its main campus, MSU maintains a fruit research station in Mountain Grove and the Department of Defense and Strategic Studies program housed in Fairfax, Virginia.

The NGA was headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland until 2011, when NGA consolidated many of its regional activities as part of the BRAC into a new campus near Ft. Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia.

The station provides easy access to the nearby Town of Vienna, the City of Fairfax, and the main campus of George Mason University.

Gannett did not own these buildings, and moved from their original home to a new campus in Fairfax County, Virginia in 2002.

For the 1990 season the team was based at the Patriot Center on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

The school is located on a campus at the intersection of Fairfax Avenue and trendy Melrose Avenue.

Students from LA High attended Fairfax High on " double sessions ," with Fairfax students using the campus from 7am-12 noon, and LA High students from 1pm-6pm.

Additional space on the Fairfax campus houses the Institute's Center for Social Complexity. The Institute's facility will be expanded to

The law school is located in Arlington, further east of the university's main campus in Fairfax.

George Mason University ( often referred to as GMU or Mason ) is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax.

The Conference Center & Hotel is LEED-certified Gold by the U. S. Green Building Council, and is the only full-service, upscale hotel in Fairfax and near George Mason University.

In both the United States and Britain, the Georgian style is still employed by architects like Quinlan Terry Julian Bicknell and Fairfax and Sammons for private residences.

The Good Food Guide, published by the Fairfax Newspaper Group in Australia, is the Australian guide listing the best places to eat.

Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision.

Fairfax County is the most populous locality in Virginia, with over one million residents, although that does not include its county seat Fairfax, which is one of the independent cities.

* August 19 – English Civil War – Raglan Castle in Wales surrenders to General Fairfax after a 2-month siege ; it is later destroyed.

In Virginia, however, all cities are independent and report directly to the commonwealth government ; but notwithstanding they are not part of the county, they might operate as a county seat ( e. g. the Independent City of Fairfax is the seat of Fairfax County, though it is not legally within Fairfax County ).

* January 14 – English Civil War: Fairfax is appointed Commander-in-Chief.

The UNCF is headquartered at 8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in an unincorporated area in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, east of the city of Fairfax.

Elementary and secondary school students in Burke are served by the Fairfax County Public School System.

As well as being served by the Fairfax County Park Authority and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority there are smaller playgrounds in Burke Centre.

The area is served by several Fairfax Connectors routes connecting to the Metrorail system: 640, 641, 642.

Chantilly is served by US-50, the Fairfax County Parkway, and Virginia State Route 28 ( Sully Road ).

The community is served by the Fairfax County Public Schools.

Although the first land grant in the area was issued by Lord Fairfax in 1740 it was not until 1764 that Purcellville's first known settler, James Dillon from Buck's County, Pennsylvania, arrived. 1 As might be expected, it would take a road to make a town ; the early ox cart track which wound westward from Leesburg, known later as the " Great Road ," served the purpose.

Sergeant Meryll is eager to save Fairfax, for the Colonel served with him in battle and twice saved Sergeant Meryll's life.

Ireton served under Fairfax in the second civil war in the campaigns, in Kent and Essex, although it was Fairfax, as Lord General, and not Ireton as is sometimes believed, who was responsible for the executions of Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle at Colchester.

Fairfax was soon replaced by Sydnam Poyntz, and under this officer Lambert served in the Yorkshire campaign of 1645, receiving a wound before Pontefract.

In the English Civil War Wildman served briefly under Sir Thomas Fairfax.

Part of it served as an Army headquarters, General Fairfax ( the Parliamentary Commander-in-Chief ) being given official quarters there ; lodgings were also provided for certain other Parliamentary notables.

Warrnambool is served by one daily newspaper, the Warrnambool Standard, which is owned by Fairfax Media.

It served as the residence of the rector of the Episcopal Church in Fairfax until 1991 when it served first as a home for single mothers and their babies ( NOEL House ) and then as the offices for Truro Church.

Fairfax is served by two separate Los Angeles Police Department stations.

* In 2004, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors found Cox Communications guilty of violating an agreement with the county which stated that all homes served by Cox within Fairfax County would be digital ready with the new fiber optic network by June 2003.

Prem Watsa has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ( formerly Markel Financial Holdings ) since 1985 and as Vice President of Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. ( HWIC ) since 1985.

Born in Colchester, Fairfax County, Virginia to successful merchant Alexander Henderson, Archibald Henderson was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps on 4 June 1806 and served aboard USS Constitution during her famous victories in the War of 1812.

Dr. Aiken is a former resident of New York state and served for over 20 years with the Fairfax County school system.

The library system is the largest in Virginia in terms of population served ( over one million people between Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax ).

Several sections of Los Angeles, including the Fairfax District, Park La Brea, portions of Hancock Park, and Larchmont, and the city of West Hollywood are served by Fairfax.