Falls Church

Old Towns Like Old Men Are Moody. Proud And Melancholy They Are Full Of Old Stories Or New Versions That Are Certain To Surprise For They Tell Of Something Smaller Older Wider Better Or Plain Unheard Of. Tintypes Of Old Falls Church As A Village Hint Of This Surprise. It Was A Scraggy Looking Town And Shy And Particular And Ordinary But Never The Kind To Treat A Neighbor Unkindly. Moody. In A Vast Parking Lot Adjoining The Library And A Shopping Center Is A Giant Oak Known As Hangman’S Tree. It Is A Principal In The Drama Of This Town. The Front Lawn Of Our Oldest Church Is Filled With Graves Each The End Of A Quiet Saga. One Can Only Wonder At The Historic Journeys Begun At The Old Blacksmith’S Now A Florist Shop. These Landmarks And Their Memories Are Priceless To Falls Church.