Gum Springs
Gum Springs is a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States in Hybla Valley, along Route 1. The African American community, the oldest in the county, was established in 1833 by West Ford, a freedman who had been manumitted by Hannah Bushrod Washington, in 1805.
- Neighborhood
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Gum Springs, Virginia”
- Description: African-American community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
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Mount Vernon Hospital Heliport
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Gum Springs
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Latitude
38.74039° or 38° 44′ 25″ north
Longitude
-77.0822° or 77° 4′ 56″ west
Open location code
87C4PWR9+54
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = neighbourhood
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