Midgetville

Midgetville (also known as "tiny towns") refers to real or legendary communities of "midgets", people with forms of dwarfism who are normally proportioned, or collections of small "midget-sized" houses.

The "Midgetville" in Vienna, Virginia, visible from the W&OD Trail, was a collection of six small cottages that were torn down in 2008.

In 1882 the site was a small summertime resort that people visited when they wanted to escape the stressful lifestyle of Washington, D.C.

In 1901 the hotel burned to the ground, but a normal-sized two-story building was built around the same time at the corner of the property.

[2] Though the proposal created some controversy, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to approve the project.

[4] An urban legend holds that with the success of the 1939 American musical fantasy film The Wizard of Oz, many of the little people who had acquired their wealth by playing the roles of the Munchkins purchased lots in the La Linda development of Los Cerritos, Long Beach, California and built homes sized to suit their needs.