{"id":159,"date":"2024-04-14T16:39:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T20:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrivedanville.com\/?page_id=159"},"modified":"2024-10-03T18:27:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T22:27:27","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitfallschurch.com\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lwtengdd-2d9f8256b20fa55d003f123400c4a18c\">\n.avia-section.av-lwtengdd-2d9f8256b20fa55d003f123400c4a18c{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/visitfallschurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brighterarch.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-lwtengdd-2d9f8256b20fa55d003f123400c4a18c .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#002d57;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-lwtengdd-2d9f8256b20fa55d003f123400c4a18c main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-section-color-overlay-active av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-159'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-ay22v-de04093e09ac93ae2cd12d92ad2cd61a sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-ay22v-de04093e09ac93ae2cd12d92ad2cd61a av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lwten2zp-4316fdd5adfe043d81c323f850ef75cc\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lwten2zp-4316fdd5adfe043d81c323f850ef75cc{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lwten2zp-4316fdd5adfe043d81c323f850ef75cc .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lwten2zp-4316fdd5adfe043d81c323f850ef75cc .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lwten2zp-4316fdd5adfe043d81c323f850ef75cc .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lwten2zp-4316fdd5adfe043d81c323f850ef75cc av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  drop'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Our History<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m0x9l08t-919507ea6fd505229a80b5be9c16a205\">\n.avia-section.av-m0x9l08t-919507ea6fd505229a80b5be9c16a205{\nbackground-color:#002d57;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-m0x9l08t-919507ea6fd505229a80b5be9c16a205 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_third  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom av-height-custom  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_px='275'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' style='height:275px'><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-159'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m0x9ktg4-222dc0747644fd40d171207cfa60ab2e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m0x9ktg4-222dc0747644fd40d171207cfa60ab2e .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m0x9ktg4-222dc0747644fd40d171207cfa60ab2e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 class=\"subhead1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Story of Falls Church: History Panels \u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The City&#8217;s history is recognized and showcased through a series of <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/visitfallschurch.com\/directory-things_to_do\/listing\/history-panels\/\"><strong>history panels<\/strong><\/a> installed at S. Washington St. and Hillwood Ave. The panels tell the story of the City of Falls Church through eight unique periods, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_2'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-159'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='flex_column av-2gxb1b-6eb2394c8e8763d334d43f0d47512320 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1g9xcn-670e35ab5f7f5cbeec2e15de0252af5f\">\n#top .hr.av-1g9xcn-670e35ab5f7f5cbeec2e15de0252af5f{\nmargin-top:5px;\nmargin-bottom:5px;\n}\n.hr.av-1g9xcn-670e35ab5f7f5cbeec2e15de0252af5f .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1g9xcn-670e35ab5f7f5cbeec2e15de0252af5f hr-custom  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_iconlist  avia-builder-el-first  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m02xid12-e7dbe3f4c60c6e26a589edc4612a903d\">\n#top .avia-icon-list-container.av-m02xid12-e7dbe3f4c60c6e26a589edc4612a903d .iconlist_icon{\ncolor:#0fc612;\nbackground-color:#002d57;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-icon-list-container.av-m02xid12-e7dbe3f4c60c6e26a589edc4612a903d .av_iconlist_title{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container av-m02xid12-e7dbe3f4c60c6e26a589edc4612a903d  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big av-m02xid12-e7dbe3f4c60c6e26a589edc4612a903d avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-82ljj-265c9eff6518ab09a887b75c48fe60be avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue842' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: The People to 1700: Native Peoples and Their Land \"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\" >The People to 1700: Native Peoples and Their Land <\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-23zpgn-7fb0395c2391ebfce8a609d64ff808a6 avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue842' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Settlement 1700 - 1815: Tobacco and the Early Economy \"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Settlement 1700 - 1815: Tobacco and the Early Economy <\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-1xoshb-5a5dc403f8eba3fd747e3d9377e8a084 avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue842' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Virginia Village 1815 - 1861: Turnpikes and Tolls\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Virginia Village 1815 - 1861: Turnpikes and Tolls<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-67ntj-7224da8fbb5766568d7c714d87ec26a2 avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue842' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Civil War 1861 - 1865: A Village Divided \"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Civil War 1861 - 1865: A Village Divided <\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1ivjpz-2dd356826f6c7a822c2154059ae16d3f av_one_third  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lwfwfqp9-24b06fc8e10c6c4471bd6315c4219791\">\n.avia-video.av-lwfwfqp9-24b06fc8e10c6c4471bd6315c4219791{\npadding-bottom:125%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-video av-lwfwfqp9-24b06fc8e10c6c4471bd6315c4219791 avia-video-custom av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/TePJzLqlse4'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe title=\"New History Panels at S. Washington Street and N. Maple Avenue\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TePJzLqlse4?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m0x9po4w-9c125399c22d1310cfc41e7a2dfc23c5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Entire panel history \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/fc-history-panels\">available here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1h9z6v-a89cbb4cc91503dbd37b9b12dff04255 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_section  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class='iconlist_content '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-lwfwaqlf-5-3-19046501f054dc443d25896eb7a9a8f9 avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue842' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Turn of the 20th Century 1890 - 1920: The Spanish-American War \"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Turn of the 20th Century 1890 - 1920: The Spanish-American War <\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-lwfwaqlf-5-2-8ffc658558265cbdd334c02cb8ffc884 avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue842' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: The Emerging City 1920 - 1950: From Horse to Highway \"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\" >The Emerging City 1920 - 1950: From Horse to Highway <\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-lwfwaqlf-5-1-2878429adce17ad1f455a9e74c529f70 avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue842' 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src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MlLpA6KnNvI?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-zn0e7-7c6e41067d034f6fbb734ffd9b43c243 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m02xruu5-0d932f3b857259440515751de8e2f5e2\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-m02xruu5-0d932f3b857259440515751de8e2f5e2{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-m02xruu5-0d932f3b857259440515751de8e2f5e2 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src=\"https:\/\/visitfallschurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/TheFallsChurch-845x684.jpg\" width=\"845\" height=\"684\" title='TheFallsChurch' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfallschurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/TheFallsChurch-845x684.jpg 845w, https:\/\/visitfallschurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/TheFallsChurch-495x400.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls' ><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  tabindex='-1'>Previous<\/a><a href='#next' class='next-slide ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  tabindex='-1'>Next<\/a><\/div><div class='avia-slideshow-dots avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#1' class='goto-slide active' >1<\/a><a href='#2' class='goto-slide ' >2<\/a><a href='#3' class='goto-slide ' >3<\/a><a href='#4' class='goto-slide ' >4<\/a><a href='#5' class='goto-slide ' >5<\/a><a href='#6' class='goto-slide ' >6<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-849q7-ecb28808a7e35a73d16217d68a3e8b92 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m0y4v2pm-1cdc8869a85f3c6988e2f9990abb7c1b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Falls Church&#8217;s history dates back to the late 1600s when it was an early Colonial settlement that co-existed with Native Americans.\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The community grew around The Anglican Church (now\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/visitfallschurch.com\/directory-things_to_do\/listing\/the-falls-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Falls Church<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Episcopal), which was the established religion of the Colony of Virginia, with a second location here \u201cnear the falls\u201d of the Potomac (1734), built of wood, likely by enslaved workers.<\/span> In 1748, George Mason was made a vestryman of this church. George Washington and George William Fairfax were appointed wardens in 1763 to construct a new building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The brick Falls Church (1769) standing today was designed by James Wren and also likely built by enslaved people. The church provided our place name, was the center of local life, and was key to the area\u2019s growth and many historical events. The Declaration of Independence was read on the church steps in 1776 and served as a Fairfax Militia recruiting station at the beginning of the Revolutionary War.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_4'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-159'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m0y67res-3244dc16fa89e1f376550bfd31753c0e\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-m0y67res-3244dc16fa89e1f376550bfd31753c0e{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-m0y67res-3244dc16fa89e1f376550bfd31753c0e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-m0y67res-3244dc16fa89e1f376550bfd31753c0e .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-m0y67res-3244dc16fa89e1f376550bfd31753c0e av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Other Historic Sites around the City <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-rdoov-13a73c79bcdfd4b290df44678231485a\">\n#top .hr.av-rdoov-13a73c79bcdfd4b290df44678231485a{\nmargin-top:5px;\nmargin-bottom:5px;\n}\n.hr.av-rdoov-13a73c79bcdfd4b290df44678231485a .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-rdoov-13a73c79bcdfd4b290df44678231485a hr-custom  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m0y69lfg-9450a6ab5fb6dce4bc717fdbb3848b0e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>COMING SOON!<\/strong> More information about our many other historic sites. Stay Tuned!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-j5rwv-04c0355cbab229ad95226b19499efc73\">\n.avia-section.av-j5rwv-04c0355cbab229ad95226b19499efc73{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-j5rwv-04c0355cbab229ad95226b19499efc73 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-159'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-frxc7-08c42aab5fcb06f781332c7c30fe64ad av_one_full  avia-builder-el-33  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><div  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href='https:\/\/visitfallschurch.com\/vietnamese-community-celebrates-moon-festival-at-eden-center\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Vietnamese community celebrates Moon Festival at Eden Center'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfallschurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moon-Festival-Eden-Center-495x350.png\" class=\"wp-image-12484 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12484 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfallschurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moon-Festival-Eden-Center-495x350.png 495w, https:\/\/visitfallschurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moon-Festival-Eden-Center-260x185.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: Vietnamese community celebrates Moon Festival at Eden Center\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/visitfallschurch.com\/vietnamese-community-celebrates-moon-festival-at-eden-center\/' title='Vietnamese community celebrates Moon Festival at Eden Center'>Vietnamese community celebrates Moon Festival at Eden Center<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-09-16T18:46:19-04:00\" >09\/16\/2024<\/time><\/div><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Eden Center, in Falls Church, Va., has hosted the celebration\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitfallschurch.com\/vietnamese-community-celebrates-moon-festival-at-eden-center\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" 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