September 1955
Events that took place in Fairfax County in September, 1955:
- September 13 – The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors votes 6-1 to purchase the Annandale Water Company for $950,000.[1]
- September 24 – 31-year-old Willie E. Burns lives up to his name in the worst way possible when he crashes his car into an abutment on the bridge on Route 236 over Turkeycock Run in Alexandria, bounces into the other abutment, and the car bursts into flames. Suffering severe injuries from the blaze, Burns is taken to Alexandria Hospital, where he dies the following day.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Smith, Marie. "Fairfax Will Buy Annandale Water Firm." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Sep 14 1955. ProQuest. Web. 27 Sep. 2014.
- ↑ "Auto Accidents Fatal to Three From D. C. Area" Evening Star, 25 Sep. 1950, Two Star, p. 21. NewsBank. Accessed 27 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Woman Dies, 2 Men Badly Burned in 2 Accidents." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. Sep 25 1950. ProQuest. Web. 27 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Injuries Fatal to Virginian in Crash-Fire." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. Sep 26 1950. ProQuest. Web. 27 Dec. 2017.
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