Kings Park

Kings Park is a neighborhood in Springfield.

Kings Park is just one of many neighborhoods in Fairfax County where cost-conscious builders pinched every last penny by constructing sewer lines using Orangeburg pipe, a pipe made of asphalt and wood pulp. By 1979, scores of Kings Park homeowners had experienced collapses or other failures of their sewer pipes, forcing their replacement.[1]

Incidents

On December 12, 1964, Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Fitzmaurice was shot to death when he was greeted by a shotgun blast after answering the door of his home at 8529 Parliament Drive in the neighborhood.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Fox, Thomas C. "Sewer Pipes that Collapse Plague County Householders" Evening Star, 26 Jan. 1979, Two Star HOME FINAL, p. 54. NewsBank. Accessed 6 Jan. 2018.
  2. ↑ "Police Suspect Grudge in Colonel's Slaying." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): C4. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Dec 15 1964. Web. 10 Feb. 2012.

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