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Lorton is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia. Until November 2001, Lorton was the site of the Lorton Reformatory, today a Workhouse Art Center. Gunston Hall is a beautiful Georgian mansion built in 1759 for the US Founding Father George Mason. Mason Neck State Park is located on a peninsula between Pohick Bay, Belmont Bay and the Potomac River, and is great for observing bold eagles. Occoquan Regional Park is located along the Potomac River tributary and was once a site of eight brick-making kilns. Lorton is one of the two stations that serve Amtrak's Auto Train which carries passengers and their vehicles to Sanford.
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