Washington Dulles International Airport

Washington Dulles International Airport is one of the three major airports that transports passengers into and out of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The beauty of the site is admired not only by millions who arrive and leave the area, but by local residents as well. After an extensive study of three separate locations in Virginia, Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower agreed to the Chantilly site and later chose to rename the world's first jet airport after his former secretary of state, John Foster Dulles. Renowned architect Eero Saarinen designed the magnificent building that serves as a gateway in and out of the United States. Today, the once peaceful farming area and small villages have turned into a fast-paced business world filled with thousands of new homes and residents.

Author and community historian Margaret C. Peck is a lifelong Herndon resident. This is her second book published with Arcadia. As an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Sully Foundation, and the Historical Societies of Fairfax County and Herndon, Peck stays involved with the preservation of the area's history.