| 词条 | Taylor's Tavern |
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An inscription on a historical marker placed by the City of Falls Church, Virginia, at Taylor's Tavern, reads: Two-story building with verandahs stood on 56 acres bought in 1856 by Wm. Taylor (part of 1731 271-acre T. Harrison grant). Tavern faced Alexandria-Leesburg Pike west of Junction with Georgetown Road (Wilson Blvd.). Near here on June 24, 1861, balloonist Thaddeus Lowe conducted first aerial reconnaissance in U.S. military history. In August–September CSA Col. J.E.B. Stuart's troops fortified Upton's & Munson's Hills. By October 1861 Union troops had reoccupied hills and added forts Taylor, Buffalo, and Ramsay as a separate group 4–5 miles west of main ring of Washington defenses. [3] The tavern was the site of the first aerial reconnaissance mission in the United States, a balloon flight by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe on June 24, 1861. With the assistance of a detachment of fifteen men, he carried his craft, the Enterprise, to the tavern site, from which he conducted a number of test flights.[4] The site of the tavern is today marked by Fort Taylor Park, a city park.[5] {{clear}}References1. ^Falls Church During the Civil War, Falls Church Village Preservation and Improvement Society {{Fairfax County in the American Civil War}}{{Virginia-struct-stub}}2. ^All-American Crossroads, Jean Rust, 1970, p. 11. 3. ^Falls Church Village Preservation and Improvement Society 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=41495 |title=Taylor's Tavern Historical Marker |publisher=Hmdb.org |date= |accessdate=2016-06-28}} 5. ^http://www.fallschurchva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/696 3 : Buildings and structures in Falls Church, Virginia|Virginia in the American Civil War|Taverns in Virginia |
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