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Gum Springs, an African-American community, originated here on a 214-acre farm bought in 1833 by West Ford (ca. 1785-1863), a freed man, skilled carpenter, and manager of the Mount Vernon estate. The freedman's school begun here in 1867 at Bethlehem Baptist Church encouraged black settlement. In 1890 the Rev. Samuel K. Taylor, William Belfield, Lovelace Brown, Hamilton Gray, Robert D. King, Henry Randall, and Nathan Webb formed the Joint Stock Company of Gum Springs and sold lots. Gum Springs has remained a vigorous black community. If you're researching real estate agents close to Gum Springs, Nesbitt Realty real estate professionals are eager help. We are local experts at providing real estate guidance to folks in Fairfax County. If your inquiries are regarding practices of Gum Springs, we will mostly likely only point you to other resources. But even so, we are well qualified to answer questions about schools, schools, rental management and real estate services.
History and Local Real Estate
Virginia was one of the 13 colonies and many of our Founding Fathers are directly tied to Northern Virginia. And, several major Civil War campaigns occurred in or near this area.
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