SUSAN: In the post-Civil War period, the northern farmers brought with them new technologies, crop rotation, the use of fertilizers.

That led to a rich grazing land, which provided the impetus for really the boom in dairy farming.

Extending to the '30s, '40s, '50s, and early '60s, two main highway routes, Route 50 and Route 29, were lined with amenities catering to the traveling vacationer.

As the dairy industry declined, suburbia came to Fairfax very quickly.

So the population really exploded.

And that led to the creation of the City of Fairfax in 1961.

DANIELLE: Woody's Ice Cream is a family-owned business that's been located in Fairfax City for 25 years.

Woody Lashley is my grandfather and he started Woody's Ice Cream in 1998 as a hobby after he sold his automotive business by building a trailer in his backyard and then selling ice cream out of the trailer.

In 2009, he purchased this property and redid the store inside.

I want to take over my grandfather's legacy.

I've added a lot of novelties, including the heart ice cream and a lot of different toppings.

Customers have been coming here when we started and are now here with their children.

MEGAN: Is that yummy?

DANIELLE: So it's really nice to see that.

MEGAN: We've been coming to Woody's for years.

He loves the milkshakes... JOHN: Yes.

MEGAN: And I like the soft serve.

CUSTOMER: Thank you.

DANIELLE: You're welcome.

WOODY: It's a great city to live in.

It's grown quite a bit, but it's still a small-town atmosphere.