Mercer’s Home Marker

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Aldie in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mercer’s Home

By Craig Swain, June 22, 2007

1. Mercer's Home Marker

Inscription. Aldie was the home of Charles Fenton Mercer (born 1778, died 1858), liberal statesman. Mercer was a congressman (1817-1839) and a member of the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829-30, in which he advocated manhood suffrage. His attempt in 1817 to establish a free school system in Virginia nearly succeeded. He was a leading advocate of the colonization of free blacks in Liberia.

Erected 1992 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number B 28.)

Location. 38° 58.552′ N, 77° 38.558′ W. Marker is in Aldie, Virginia, in Loudoun County. Marker is at the intersection of John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) and Meetinghouse Lane, on the right when traveling west on John Mosby Highway. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aldie VA 20105, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Aldie Mill (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Battle of Aldie (about 500 feet away); Lee Moves North Again (about 500 feet away); Snickersville Turnpike (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mother of Stonewall Jackson (approx. 1.1 miles away); President Monroe’s Home (approx. 1.1 miles away); A Revolutionary War Hero (approx. 1.3 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 1.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Aldie.

The Nearly Overgrown Mercer Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, June 22, 2007

2. The Nearly Overgrown Mercer Marker

Also see . . .
1. Aldie Mill History. (Submitted on June 29, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Mercer is buried in Leesburg’s Union Cemetery. (Submitted on June 29, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

By Craig Swain, February 4, 2007

3. Aldie Mill

Owned by the Mercer family, the mill was named after the family's ancestral home in Perthshire, Scotland.

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 29, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,113 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.