Upon arriving in Fairfax, nestled in northern Virginia in the shadow of Washington, DC, you’ll believe that you’ve landed in another century. In this quaint historic town, you can still envision the approaching troops as they raided the Fairfax County Courthouse on June 1, 1861. This battle cost John Quincy Marr his life, and he became the first Confederate casualty of the war. Today, Fairfax and the surrounding county have become a government center, home to many major corporations and a thriving technology industry.