Town of Herndon
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The Town of Herndon is an incorporated town in Fairfax County.
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History
Originally established as a stop on the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire railroad in the 1850's[1], the Town of Herndon was incorporated on January 14, 1879.[2]
The town's downtown business district was swept by a large fire that destroyed 16 businesses and two homes on March 22, 1917.[3]
In 2005, the town attracted both protests and significant media attention with the opening of the Herndon Official Worker Center, a taxpayer-funded center for day laborers.[4] The Center closed after 21 months, on September 14, 2007.[5]
Government
Herndon operates under a Council/Manager style of government, where a council is elected to set policies for the town, and a town manager is appointed by the council to carry out policies and oversee basic operations.[6]
References
- ↑ Netherton, Ross De Witt, and Nan Netherton. Fairfax County in Virginia: A Pictoral History. Norfolk: Donning, 1986. Print.
- ↑ Mauro, Chuck. "Looking Back to 1879." Herndon, VA Patch. Patch.com, 6 Feb. 2011. Web. 17 Feb. 2012. http://herndon.patch.com/articles/looking-back-to-1879
- ↑ "A History of Herndon, Virginia". http://herndonweb.com/community/history_hern.html. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
- ↑ Aizenman, N. C., and Timothy Dwyer. "Words Fly at Day-Laborer Center in Herndon." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2005. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/14/AR2005121402308.html>.
- ↑ Brulliard, Karin. "'What We Had Here Was a Family'" Washington Post. The Washington Post, 15 Sept. 2007. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/14/AR2007091401051.html>.
- ↑ Town of Herndon Government, Town of Herndon Website, http://www.herndon-va.gov/Content/Government/, Retrieved 17 February 2012
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