13 Facts About Clifton Virginia

Clifton Virginia's history begins pre-colonially, when the area was used as hunting grounds by the local Dogue Native American tribe.

Unlike most areas in Northern Virginia, the land around Clifton is far less built up than nearby areas, especially to its east and southwest.

Land in the Clifton Virginia area began to be settled in the early 18th century.

The first schoolhouse in Clifton Virginia was in Susan Reviere Hetzel's home on Pendleton Avenue.

Clifton Virginia's was one of the founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

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In 2000, then-mayor Jim Chesley started a Labor Day antique car show in Clifton sponsored by the Northern Virginia Custom Cruisers and Clifton Lions clubs to raise money for local charities.

Clifton Virginia has a Humid Subtropical climate with cool winters, mild falls and springs, and hot summers.

K-6 students in Clifton Virginia attend Union Mill Elementary School, while middle and high school residents are zoned to either Liberty Middle School and Centreville High School or to Robinson Secondary School.

Clifton Virginia was home to Clifton Virginia Elementary School from 1954 to 2011, when the school was closed after the School Board determined the cost of modernization for the 1950s-era building to be too high.

Clifton Virginia was home to Clifton Virginia High School from 1912 to 1935, when the school was torn down after the construction of Fairfax High School.

Amtrak and the Virginia Railway Express both run frequent train service through Clifton.

VRE trains sometimes stop in the town at the Clifton Virginia station, however this is a rare occurrence that typically only takes place on the town's annual Clifton Virginia Day.

Clifton: Brigadoon in Virginia was published in 1980 by Fairfax County historian Nan Netherton.