Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia
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Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia was a prominent 18th-century county in colonial Virginia that became an influential political and plantation center in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division of the Colony of Virginia
ⓘ
former county-level jurisdiction ⓘ historic county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Loudoun County, Colony of Virginia
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland (across the Potomac River)
Prince William County, Colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| capital | Alexandria, Colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| containsEstate |
Gunston Hall
ⓘ
Mount Vernon plantation ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Vernon
|
| country |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of Virginia
|
| economy |
export trade via Potomac River ports
ⓘ
slave-based plantation system ⓘ tobacco plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| exportCommodity |
tobacco
ⓘ
wheat ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government under royal colony ⓘ |
| hadInstitution |
county court
ⓘ
parish vestries of the Church of England ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | county ⓘ |
| laborSystem | chattel slavery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Potomac River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron ⓘ |
| notableResident |
George Mason
ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron ⓘ |
| partOf |
British America
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| partOfConflict |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolutionary era (political developments)
|
| politicalRole |
base of power for leading Virginia planter families
ⓘ
influential county in colonial Virginia politics ⓘ |
| precededBy | Prince William County, Colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| regionType | political and plantation center in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| religion | established Church of England ⓘ |
| significantSettlement |
Alexandria, Colony of Virginia
ⓘ
Colchester, Colony of Virginia ⓘ Falls Church, Colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| socialStructure | planter elite dominated society ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnit |
Fairfax County, Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
|
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
colonial roads connecting plantations to ports
ⓘ
river landings and wharves on the Potomac River ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.