Historical Marker
Joshua Gunnell House
Historical marker location:
4023 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Chain Bridge Road (Virginia Route 123) and Sager Avenue on Chain Bridge Road.)
Built c.1830. Old Town Fairfax.
The first successful English attempt to establish a colony in North America was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584 on Roanoke Island, off the coast of Virginia.