“Dulles Airport was originally supposed to be in Burke, but neighbors successfully stopped it.”
Title
“Dulles Airport was originally supposed to be in Burke, but neighbors successfully stopped it.”
Date
August 2, 2017
Description
The article describes how the Burke community fought to keep Dulles Airport out of Burke and won. The Willard community lost the fight and their community.
Creator
Mike Grinnell
Source
Greater Greater Washington https://ggwash.org/view/64277/how-burke-battled-congress-and-the-president-to-turn-away-dullesairport
Collection
Citation
Mike Grinnell, ““Dulles Airport was originally supposed to be in Burke, but neighbors successfully stopped it.”,” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed October 24, 2026, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/362.