Īs recently as the 1950s, Tysons was a quiet rural intersection flanked by a few small stores, and a fruit stand operated by the Tyson ancestors, who sold apples and apple cider from the corner of their property.

The Peach Grove Post Office was established on April 22, 1851. Tyson served as postmaster of the now discontinued Peach Grove Post Office from 1854 to 1866. William Tyson, a Maryland native from Cecil County, purchased a tract of land from A. Known originally as Peach Grove, the area received the designation Tysons Crossroads after the Civil War. The population was 26,374 as of the 2020 census. It has been characterized as a quintessential example of an edge city. As an unincorporated community, Tysons is Fairfax County's central business district and a regional commercial center. Tysons is home to two super-regional shopping malls- Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria-and the corporate headquarters of numerous companies such as, Booz Allen Hamilton, Capital One, DXC Technology, Freddie Mac, Gannett, Hilton Worldwide, Intelsat, ID.me and Tegna. Located in Northern Virginia between the community of McLean and the town of Vienna along the Capital Beltway (I-495), it lies within the Washington Metropolitan Area. Tysons, also known as Tysons Corner, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, developed from the corner of Chain Bridge Road ( SR 123) and the Leesburg Pike ( SR 7). Tysons Corner Center mall is one of the most famous landmarks in Tysons, Virginia and Fairfax County.

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