Falls Church, Colony of Virginia

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Falls Church, Colony of Virginia was an important early colonial settlement and church-centered community in what is now northern Virginia.

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instanceOf church-centered community
historic settlement
approximateFoundingCentury 17th century
associatedWith tobacco plantation economy
associatedWithEvent American Revolutionary era (late colonial period) NERFINISHED
American colonial period
colonialLegalSystem English common law as applied in Virginia Colony
country Kingdom of Great Britain
culturalHeritage Anglo-Virginian colonial culture
demographicCharacter predominantly English colonists and enslaved Africans
developedAround parish church
economy agriculture-based economy
function local community hub
religious center
governedBy House of Burgesses of Virginia NERFINISHED
governedUnder Church of England parish system NERFINISHED
growthPeriod 18th century
hadReligion Anglicanism
heritageDesignation recognized as part of the historic origins of Falls Church, Virginia
historicalStatus no longer exists as a colonial jurisdiction
laborSystem slave labor on nearby plantations
language English
legacy foundation of modern Falls Church community
locatedIn Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED
Northern Virginia
locatedInPresentDay Fairfax County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Falls Church, Virginia NERFINISHED
namedAfter The Falls Church NERFINISHED
nearbyUrbanCenter Alexandria, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED
Georgetown (then in Maryland colony) NERFINISHED
parishAffiliation Fairfax Parish NERFINISHED
Truro Parish NERFINISHED
partOf Northern Neck region of Virginia NERFINISHED
predecessorOf City of Falls Church, Virginia NERFINISHED
regionType rural community
religiousBuildingAtCenter The Falls Church (historic Anglican church) NERFINISHED
religiousCenteredOn The Falls Church NERFINISHED
religiousJurisdiction Diocese of London (Church of England, colonial oversight) NERFINISHED
religiousRole site of Anglican worship and parish administration
significance important early colonial settlement in Northern Virginia
socialRole gathering place for local planters and residents
strategicImportance waypoint between Potomac River ports and inland Virginia settlements
timePeriod colonial era
transportationContext near early roads connecting Alexandria and the interior of Virginia
usedCalendar Gregorian calendar (after adoption in British Empire)
Julian calendar (early colonial period)

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Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia significantSettlement Falls Church, Colony of Virginia