Thursday, March 14, 2013
Drivers have a new introduction to South County.
Lorton's new eight-foot-tall "welcome" sign was unveiled on Thursday, along northbound Route 1 near Gunston Road. The sign carries the logos of 10 Lorton-area organizations and boldly reads "Lorton, Virginia - 1875." "It's here to stay," said Shep Crow, a founding member of the South Fairfax Chamber of Commerce, who led the effort to get the old sign removed and replaced. Crow and Lorton's Ray Rainwater took down the former sign, and Crow spent two years raising support and gaining County approval for the new sign. Each community organization listed on the sign contributed funds for the project. Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland complimented Crow at the dedication ceremony. "Without your efforts in spearheading this project …
Monday, March 11, 2013
The new sign will welcome motorists at the Lorton border on Richmond Highway
This week, Lorton's new eight-foot-tall "welcome" sign will officially be unveiled, along northbound Route 1 near Gunston Road. The sign will carry the logos of 10 Lorton-area organizations and will read in bold letters, "Lorton, Virginia - 1875." "It's going to be a permanent fixture," said Shep Crow, a founding member of the South Fairfax Chamber of Commerce, in a previous interview with Patch. Crow and Lorton's Ray Rainwater took down the former sign, and Crow has spent the last two years raising support and gaining County approval for the new sign. Read: Lorton's Old Welcome Sign Soon to be Replaced. "One day I was driving up the road and I saw the old sign sitting on the side of the road. It was all rusted over and looked like it …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Preparations are under way for new sign for Route 1.
Out with the old, in with the new. Within the next two weeks, an eight-foot-tall "welcome" sign will be completed in Lorton, along northbound Route 1 near Gunston Road. The sign will carry the logos of 10 Lorton-area organizations and will read in bold letters, "Lorton, Virginia - 1875." "It's going to be a permanent fixture," said Shep Crow, a founding member of the South Fairfax Chamber of Commerce, who came up with the design and spent two years getting Fairfax County to sign off on the project. "One day I was driving up the road and I saw the old sign sitting on the side of the road. It was all rusted over and looked like it got hit by a Mack truck. It was a real eyesore and it didn't look good for Lorton at all," he said. …
