Fairfax (Fairfax)
Fairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. Fairfax is located 3.25 mi west-northwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 115 ft. The population was 7,605 at the 2020 census.
The Coast Miwok Native Americans occupied stretches along local creeks, spring and seep areas; moreover, prehistoric habitations were usually chosen near permanent and seasonal drainages, typically along flat ridges and terraces.
The town was named for Lord Charles Snowden Fairfax. In 1861, Fairfax was the site of the last political duel in California. Daniel Showalter and Charles W. Piercy, both former assemblymen in the state legislature, decided to settle a political dispute at the home of Lord Fairfax, a mutual friend. Although Fairfax provided lunch to both men and tried to talk them out of it, they eventually headed to an open field nearby and dueled, with Showalter killing Piercy.
The first post office opened in 1910. Fairfax became an incorporated town in 1931.
On May 16, 1946, a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, crashed on White's Hill just west of Fairfax.
The Coast Miwok Native Americans occupied stretches along local creeks, spring and seep areas; moreover, prehistoric habitations were usually chosen near permanent and seasonal drainages, typically along flat ridges and terraces.
The town was named for Lord Charles Snowden Fairfax. In 1861, Fairfax was the site of the last political duel in California. Daniel Showalter and Charles W. Piercy, both former assemblymen in the state legislature, decided to settle a political dispute at the home of Lord Fairfax, a mutual friend. Although Fairfax provided lunch to both men and tried to talk them out of it, they eventually headed to an open field nearby and dueled, with Showalter killing Piercy.
The first post office opened in 1910. Fairfax became an incorporated town in 1931.
On May 16, 1946, a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, crashed on White's Hill just west of Fairfax.
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