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Guest register signed by those staying at the Sherwood's Tourist Home in Fairfax, Virginia from the 1930s to the 1950s.

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A piece of petrified wood found at Tyson's corner in the late 1960s.

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Three sets of business cards for Sherwood's Tourist home. This image shows the fronts and backs of each card.

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Newspaper article from The Evening Star reporting on the finding of petrified wood at Tyson's Corner.

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Kamp Washington Tourist Motel, intersection of U. S. Routes 29-211-50, Fairfax, Virginia.

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Follow the source link to view the video. John Sherwood's part starts at 46:47.

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A group of boys and young men stand on the broken Model T that Maurice Sherwood purchased for ten cents at auction.

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Survey of Lot 2, Westmore Subdivision Section 2. Made for W. S Hoge Jr. This document shows the land Kamp Washington was built on in Lot 1 labeled "tourist camp".

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Myers property at Tyson's Corner
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