Download or read book Fairfax County [Virginia] Road Orders, 1749-1800. Published with Permission from the Virginia Transportation Research Council (a Cooperative Organization Sponsored Jointly by the Virginia Department of Transportation and the University of Virginia) written by Virginia Genealogical Society and published by . This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The establishment and maintenance of public roads were among the most important functions of the county court during the colonial period in Virginia. Each road was opened and maintained by an overseer (or surveyor) of the highways, who was appointed each