Posts by Roger Wilson — Guest Contributor
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Where is Falls Church, exactly?
A couple months ago, Greater Greater Washington editor Dan Reed wrote about how Silver Spring doesn’t have actual boundaries. That’s not the only place in our region where that’s the case: the question of where, exactly, Falls Church’s borders are is also an open one. Unlike Silver Spring, there is an official boundary in terms of the City of Falls Church (which is an independent… Keep reading…
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Had Maryland annexed Virginia, here’s what demographics would look like
Had an 1861 proposal come to fruition, much of Virginia would have become Maryland, much of Maryland would have become Delaware, and West Virginia would have simply remained Virginia. Here’s what their demographics would look like today if all that had happened, and a look at what that might have meant for the 2012 presidential election. First, a look at these states’… Keep reading…
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What should “West Falls Church” be called?
In the Census-Designated Place of “West Falls Church,” there are no town centers, no major landmarks, or no prominent geographic features, and the Metro station of the same name is 3 miles away. So what should we call it instead? Keep reading…
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Where in the world is West Falls Church? Apparently, it’s south of Falls Church
I live in Fairfax County, immediately south of the City of Falls Church and west of Seven Corners. Recently, I was checking out my neighborhood on Google Maps and noticed the words “West Falls Church” just south of Arlington Boulevard, between the Beltway and Seven Corners. Keep reading…