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Herndon (Va.) Town Minutes, 1940-2009. Local government records collection, Herndon (Town) Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of papers from the Herndon town clerk under the accession numbers 44235 and 44238.
The town of Herndon is located in Fairfax County. The tracks of the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad came through the area around 1857 and residents requested that a post office be located at the railroad station. The town was named for William Lewis Herndon, captain of the sidewheel steamer "Central America" who had gone down with his ship off of the Carolinas, by a resident who was a survivor of the shipwreck. The town was incorporated in 1879.
Herndon (Va.) Town Minutes, 1940-2009, consist of minutes related to the town planning, historical preservation, and zoning boards and commissions. Contents include Heritage Preservation Review Board, 1989-1991; Architectural Review Board, 1987-1989; Central Herndon Commission, 1984-1985; Town Council minutes, 2008-2009 March; Planning Commission, 1940-2006; and Board of Zoning Appeals, 1949-2008.