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Annandale, VA is unique in that its history can be
traced directly to the pre-Revolutionary period, when, in 1685, an
Englishman by the name of Col. William H. Fitzhugh purchased over 24,000
acres of land and his descendants later named the tract "Ravensworth."
From an untamed wilderness, Fitzhugh converted the land into one of the
largest tobacco plantations in Northern Virginia.
For over six generations, members of the Fitzhugh family farmed at
Ravensworth, slowly selling off portions of the land. It was not until
1830 that the plantation name was no longer used. In its place the
community was named Annandale, after the Scottish village located at the
mouth of the Annan River.
Annandale, VA was organized December 31, 1954 and chartered on
March 3, 1955.
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