Editing Springfield, Virginia (section)

===19th century===
A saw and grist mill was constructed in the vicinity of present-day Springfield between 1796 and 1800. Owned by James Keene, it gave its name to today's [[Virginia State Route 644 (Fairfax County)|Old Keene Mill Road]]. The mill served farms in the area for around sixty years before its discontinuation when William H. Keene was convicted and imprisoned for the 1855 murder of Lewis Quincy Hall. Nothing remains of it today save for two [[mill race]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=104|title=Keene Mill Marker|work=hmdb.org|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Springfield, Virginia - 2.jpeg|thumb|Apartment complex in Springfield]]
[[File:02.MetroPark.SpringfieldVA.4October2011 (6292653231).jpg|thumb|MetroPark complex of offices]]

The  Springfield post office was completed sometime after 1851. It was in existence at the time of the [[American Civil War]], being the site of a skirmish on October 3, 1861, and a [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] raid on August 3, 1863. The station served as the first Springfield Post Office from 1866 to 1868.<ref name="hmdb.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=156|title=Springfield Station Marker|work=hmdb.org|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref>

In 1877, Richard Moore petitioned for a post office, which he named Moor; it was located about a little over a mile south of the station, near the intersection of Fairfax (now Old Keene Mill) and Backlick roads. The post office name was changed in 1881 to Garfield to honor the late [[President of the United States|President]] [[James A. Garfield]], who had been assassinated that year.