1927
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1927:
January
- January 15 – A fire completely destroys Herndon High School in Herndon.[1]
March
- March 4 – 44-year-old Louis Boersig attacks and beats Minnie I. Ridgeway and her daughters, 6-year-old Loretta and 4-year-old Kathleen, mortally injuring the two children, at their home in Alexandria. They are taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where Kathleen dies the next day and Loretta dies on March 12.[2][3]
July
- July 7 – Louis F. Boersig is electrocuted in Richmond for the March 4 attack that killed Loretta and Kathleen Ridgeway at their Alexandria home.[4]
August
- August 5 – 55-year-old postmaster James J. Sangster dies in an early morning fire that completely destroys the store of James J. Dunn in Burke.[5]
- August 14 – 18-year-old Edith Rudacille is mortally injured when motorcyclist Joseph W. Taylor strikes her as she crosses a road in Merrifield. She is taken to the Georgetown Hospital, where she dies the next day.[6]
September
- September 14 – The fourteenth annual Fairfax County Fair begins its four day run.[7]
December
- December 7 – Carl R. McIntosh is appointed as as special traffic officer by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.[8]
References
- ↑ "WIND-FANNED FIRE BURNS DOWN HERNDON SCHOOL." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 2. Jan 16 1927. ProQuest. Web. 5 Sep. 2016.
- ↑ "Man Enters Home to Attack Mother and Little Girls." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. Mar 05 1927. ProQuest. Web. 20 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ "Second Child Dies in Clubbing Case; Mother Improves." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. Mar 13 1927. ProQuest. Web. 20 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ "BOERSIG DIES IN CHAIR FOR SLAYING CHILDREN." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 9. Jul 08 1927. ProQuest. Web. 11 Mar. 2016 .
- ↑ "Postmaster Dies in Fire Attempting to Protect Mails." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 02. Aug 06 1927. ProQuest. Web. 17 Jan. 2017 .
- ↑ "Motorcyclist Held in Killing of Girl." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 2. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Aug 25 1927. Web. 8 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ "FAIRFAX COUNTY FAIR PLAINS NEAR COMPLETION." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 2. Sep 04 1927. ProQuest. Web. 5 Sep. 2014.
- ↑ "IN THE CAPITAL SUBURBS: Fairfax." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 19. Dec 11 1927. ProQuest. Web. 30 Aug. 2014.
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